Here is an update: rejected at Duke, Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, Harvard and Brown. It was hard to get all of those rejections back to back but I am feeling better every day. Still deciding on where to go: We are visiting Rice next week and Wash U is actually flying out us at a few days later. I think it will come down to those 2, although I am still waiting on Emory’s financial aid package.
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Sorry you had those disappointments BUT you have some really fabulous options to choose from! Congratulations on your acceptances.
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Oof - sorry about the painful day. The choices you do have are just as good as the ones you don’t have, but it’s still no fun to get a string of denials. Nonetheless, you wouldn’t have gotten merit money from any of those. The offer from Rice, between the larger merit scholarship and their slightly-lower sticker price, sounds pretty compelling, and it’s a great place to go in undecided. The residential college system is fantastic. Also great that you have Emory as a close-to-home but equally top-notch option. I’d encourage you to ignore the relative rankings - there’s truly no meaningful difference among #14, #17, and #21. These are all elite schools; go for the best fit and the best value. You really can’t go wrong - congratulations!!!
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Thank you!
Thank you! I’m really excited about the residential college system at Rice. I am hoping that once we visit Rice, Wash U (and Emory again) it will become clear to me which one to go to. Right now- sight unseen- my heart says Rice.
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Tough day, tough year. But you have done great and have some stellar choices. My DS is checking out Rice next Monday too. Hope you both really like it.
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Thank you!
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