My thoughts as a parent are, she is solid.Few spots and incredible numbers and another great surge of applicants everywhere means our kids wont get in a lot of places. Especially at these Little Ivies. One Ivy school on their website flat out says that 8/10 valedictorians are rejected. There just aren’t enough spots at any given school for the many wonderful applicants they are getting. It is a darn lottery. Keep telling her that. She is incredible. She will do great things, just not at (fill in the blank) school.
Thank you @Meddy for your wonderful thought (…and is that a Mini Labradoodle…cuz ours is :-)…It’s what we say…it’s what she says. She gets it, but still, after all the years of sacrifice & commitment…it’s tough. She has 10 schools left…but she thought Colby/Bates might perhaps be more likely matches than others…so she’s stressed … but wise. …already in @ UW Seattle…but really wants to go east.
@pl1212 Nice to see another Texan
@JacksonCoop She is a Morky that may just get her own room when D18 goes off to college :))
Waitlisted
1540 SAT
4.405 Weighted GPA (Something like 3.96 unweighted)
Mexican and American-European Mix
Lots of EC, especially relating to computers
Essay about me self-teaching programming since 5th grade
Perhaps they thought I wouldn’t attend because I was too engineering-focused, which turned out to be true. I got accepted to Cornell, so I removed myself from Colby’s waitlist. Perhaps someone here will benefit!
Accepted
4.02 weighted GPA
30 Act, 32 superscore
i do bike trips in the summer
have ok EC during the year.
Based on this stream, I feel like I am underqualified. It all kind of depends on who is reading your application. It is pretty brutal knowing that this huge decision could all come down to how the person who reads your application is feeling that day.
Good luck to all
Does Colby send an acceptance packet by mail?
@Kd6410 , yes. After email results.
Denied.
1330
3.7 Weighted GPA
Strong EC’s
Fyi, admissions stats were just posted. 13% admit rate (vs 16% last year), median scores: 760 math, 730 English, 33 ACT. About 90% in top 10% of their classes. 67 countries and 47 states.
Sorry for the late post - got in as a Bunche Scholar.
OOS, IB Diploma
UW: 3.78
ACT: 34
Extracurriculars: 7.5 or 8 / 10 (imo)
No demonstrated interest
Got my packet in the mail and feeling great!
EDIT: Asian male, so that probably helped me get in^^
Accepted!
1450 SAT (710 RW, 740 Math, 23/24 Essay)
3.83 UW / 4.36 W GPA
Asian female from California, major is cinema studies/creative writing
Senior Class President, president of a few other clubs, volunteering, music, etc.
Common app essay about my best friend
To be frank, I forgot I even applied to Colby because I did it on a whim, as the application fee was free and there was no supplemental essay. And when I was accepted, I honestly didn’t feel anything because I knew nothing about the school (not even what state it was located in), but after doing some research it seems like a great school and is one of my top choices at the moment!
@rachelnguyn I’m in the same situation - I applied because a transfer student from Maryland from my HS told me about it. After a Colby rep visited my school I decided to apply because it was free and there was no essay. I didn’t realize how good of a school it was and now it is one of my top choices!
REJECTED White male from Oklahoma - 4.2 GPA, 31 ACT - senior and junior class president and 4 years of rowing
I was accepted and want to attend the “Admitted Student Program” but I can’t find a link on line to register… have you?
go to your Colby application status and you will see a link for class of 2022 web page. the link to register for the admitted student event is on that page.
Thanks I found it. I’m signed up.
Accepted!!!
Asian (Japanese) Male
Gpa 3.91/4.0
SAT 1430 (770 math,660 english *yikes)
EC:
Pricipal violinist for 3 years at public school
University of Michigan Youth Orchestra
All-state
Interlochen
4 year varsity swimmer
Good amount of voulenteering
Common App Essay was about 8/10
Did all Colby admits get a letter from an alum urging them to attend? If so, was it from an alum in your area?