<p>I welcome you all to bawl your eyes out with me. I'll be up all night.</p>
<p>haha hey, let’s be a little more optimistic! 
do you know what time decisions come out?</p>
<p>Last year it looked like they came out at about 1PM EST. I don’t think they’ve officially told us what time they’ll come out.</p>
<p>Up all night? Do you think they’ll come out at midnight?</p>
<p>Where do you guys think the decision will be listed on the portal? Do you think it will appear under “Application Status” or right on the Class of 2018 Homepage?</p>
<p>i currently can’t log in to mycolby. the decisions could be going up right now! it might take a few hours to get them all up though</p>
<p>waitlisted
stats:
2260 sat
Subject tests: world history 740 math II 740
3.9 uw 4.6 w
11 APs
Nat Merit Commended
weak ECs i think tho…</p>
<p>well this is my first real disappointment as i really did like colby and I considered it a match. 2 rejections and 2 waitlists in the past 24 hours! i can only hope for better news in the coming week. thankfully I applied to a few schools that are easier to get in to. good luck to all</p>
<p>I feel you scootylion. I got rejected as well. This is making me wish I never took any APs and I just went through high school on easy mode.</p>
<p>33 ACT
720 math 2
4.13 w gpa
Wait listed</p>
<p>Honestly having fears I won’t get into any schools</p>
<p>Sorry about the bad news, guys. :(</p>
<p>Keep in mind that Colby is need aware, which may have a significant impact on decisions if you needed financial aid. So, for some of you, anyway, maybe it’s more about that than about you.</p>
<p>Also keep in mind that Colby is TINY, about 400 per freshman class. </p>
<p>waitlisted too!
GPA: 3.8 w (4.2 before super sharp drop in senior year… senior year gpa 2.6 uw, 3.2 w O.o)
only 1 ap (stats) but am IB diploma candidate 
SAT: 2120
SAT II: math 2: 790, physics: 720
quite a few ECs of all sorts (service, athletics, academics, music, student council), many are four-year commitments
also, i’m asian. if that makes a difference.</p>
<p>yeah ok i screwed my gpa up (very un-asian of me :P)
and crazy stats there. they make me feel like i don’t belong in this waitlist with you guys.</p>
<p>@dodgersmom I definitely agree, after seeing all of my decisions, that a college’s need-aware status can have a significant impact on decisions! I had 4 matches on my college list: Kenyon, Colby, Bates, and Hamilton. These are all very similar schools in terms of entrance difficulty and academics. However, Kenyon, Colby, and Bates are all need-aware, and Hamilton is need-blind. It also turns out that I was waitlisted at Kenyon, Colby, and Bates, and accepted at Hamilton!!! It seems financial need at need-aware schools really can bump the college up from a match to a reach… definitely seems like a little bit too much of a coincidence since I asked for a fair bit of financial aid!</p>
<p>I think it is important for students that consider schools like these matches and are also applying for financial to read this thread. People really might want to consider changing their application lists in favor of more need-blind schools if they happen to find themselves in a similar situation as I did… nevertheless I am excited to have gotten in to Hamilton! I have heard that grading is very tough which concerns me a little bit, but I am a hard worker so I think I may be fine! It looks like one of my top choices right now next to W&M!</p>
<p>Congratulations on the good outcome, @Sootylion!</p>
<p>I agree . . . probably not coincidence. And this was one of the things we dropped the ball on also. You look at Naviance, and a college looks like a “sure thing” - only Naviance doesn’t take financial need into account! And if the student, the guidance counselor, or the parent isn’t paying attention, this can lead to some bad choices in putting together a college list.</p>
<p>While making my college list, I was just looking at need-blind schools since I was almost asking for a full ride. I applied to Colby thinking it was need-blind, and a week later I realized it was need aware. Fast forward to march 22nd, I was surprisingly accepted. </p>
<p>So don’t cross out all those need aware schools if you really, really want to get into one of them! </p>
<p>I think the overriding argument about non-need-blind-schools-that-meet-100%-of-need (that entire phrase is important) is not to expect the same outcomes if you have need as opposed to if you don’t have need. That’s not to say that you won’t get in – Colby and the like gives out very much financial aid. At Experience Colby, they encouraged applying ED to get around the financial aid barriers, as in the ED rounds they still have the entire budget to work with. Come RD, they have to see who they can and can’t afford. They still have money for financial aid, of course, but if it’s the last few spots (having accepted all the absolute YESes in the class) in a class and is between someone with an EFC of $2k and someone who needs no aid, the cheaper kid is going to win.</p>
<p>But if you’re beneath the 75th %ile and need aid, Colby is no longer a match. </p>