I posted a few years ago that my oldest son, with a near perfect GPA, 5th in class, 33 ACT, varsity athlete with various leadership awards and summer immersions got a decline from UNC, EA, in-state, but was accepted to Wake Forest ED. His younger brother just got into UNC EA with a 29 ACT (maybe superscored to a 30 or 31), varsity athlete, summer immersion, EMT license from early college classes, 7th in class, but was waitlisted by Wake and declined by Emory ED. I’ll never understand the admissions, but I’m at least happy for the tuition break while he attends a top 30 university.
I think what this tells us is that admissions offices look at more than just scores and grades when putting together incoming classes.
Also a reminder to think carefully about where a student applies ED.
Bottom line is your two son’s had wonderful outcomes so congrats to all!
Yep, schools look at more than stats and I’ve noticed that many publics seem to care more about GPA/class rank than test scores while with many privates, it’s the opposite. Do they have different majors/interests? That may make a difference too.
as rich homie quan once said so eloquently, “essays matter bro”