@latinlass What e mail?
@squishyinabox where did you read that?
i heard from purchase a few weeks ago; thought they were rolling but not sure
accepted lewis and clark Friday; all my west coast answers come in right after business hours; 5 or 6pm
Carleton released decisions online today at around 3:00-4:00 PST.
does anyone know anything at all about Georgetown? like does it come in the mail or Is it emailed?
I heard maybe Tufts will be this Friday?? Anyone else hear?
@carenro I’ve heard the same, but it’s just speculation based on when they released decisions last year, and not anything official.
@tundragirl12 I think Georgetown mails them in the next few days so that everyone gets the letter by April 1st.
@tundragirl12, for the early round, Georgetown dated (and presumably send) letters two days before the official notification date, such that everyone has them on or about April 1. International gets notified by email.
Does Oberlin do regular mail or through their website? And what about Tufts? online or mail?
@go4cornell I got rejected and the letter from the dean of admissions of NWU said that they had about 32,000 applicants and only could accept about 2000. That means they only accepted around 6% when last year it was more around 12%.
Northwestern has always been focused on students who show interest–they admitted about half the class ED this year, making it extremely difficult to get in RD. Definitely helps the yield, which may be why schools have been increasing their ED rates.
Well, that will hurt the people who can’t afford to apply ED due to finances, including me. I feel bad for future generations.
The six percent at Northwestern is the regular decision percentage. The 12% last year is the overall admit rate, including both ED and RD.
My daughter applied to Princeton RD. Probably only 4% chance to get in, based on the increase in EA acceptances and how many slots are left.
NU does not have a 6% acceptance rate. However, 6% of people who apply actually become Wildcats. It’s not the same thing.
This process is insane. I’m Harvard '84, and my son is so much more accomplished and smart than I was in high school. But he’s getting rejected from places like Cornell and Northwestern, and waitlisted at Chicago (which had a 40% admit rate back in the day). The system is perverted by the US News & World Report rankings. A pox on USNWR. I admire Reed for not playing their game.
@brooklynilene yup…U Chicago alum here, agreeing w/you
The process is insane. I agree, my son is much more accomplished, qualified, and focused than I ever was at this point. The system is perverted by many things, including the ED acceptance rates. When I applied in the 80s, only a small portion of the class was filled by ED candidates. Now it is 50 percent at many schools. But that is because the number of applicants has exploded (online common app, increased international applicants, etc) and the schools have not yet figured out yield.
Completely agree—it’s a terrible situation and only likely to get worse. For students aiming for the Ivys and comparable schools, high school is a grueling 4-year marathon—that’s why more and more students are taking gap years. Most top students are far more accomplished than many successful adults—not just than many successful adults were when they were teenagers, but as they are now at the peaks of their careers. Many things have contributed to this situation, but a big one is a relatively new culture of academic competition and “excellence” (really, perfection) instilled in (really, forced on) many children of parents who have moved here from other countries and made great sacrifices for those children. Way too much stress now for everyone and too much burnout.