Just to provide closure: S got in at Vassar, as many predicted. Still nice to know.
So the official count was: 7 acceptances, 2 denials, 2 wait listings.
Sure feels a bit strange for me now that all the decisions are in. I can understand a little how soldiers sometimes find it difficult to go back to civilian life 
Congratulations!
Congratulations! 
And now the decision process begins… do let us know how your son proceeds, what he cuts out first and why, and then on. It’ll be useful for parents of other applicants (or future applicants themselves)… and just interesting for the rest of us.
You don’t have to go back to civilian life, you can just stay out here with us. 
Just in case – if he were to get a call from the Williams waitlist, he would have very little time to decide (a day or two).
@intparent, whatever else I do I’ll be back in about 4 years…for our twins! Probably, everything will have changed by then.
Yes, it’s on to the next stage – visiting and choosing.
And he asked me today if I thought he should consider playing JV soccer at, say, Middlebury. He did their ID clinic last spring but that didn’t result in anything further. I’m thinking that it would be best for him not to have a big time commitment right off. I’m not sure, but it appears the JV might practice/lift/travel as much as the varsity. On the other hand it would be good for acquiring an immediate circle of friends and might even impose order on this life but I’m concerned it will take up a disproportionate amount of his energies. There. Something new to worry about.
You will feel a lot better equipped, I suspect. Most of us do once we get through with the first one. There are threads out here on what we would do if we could have a mulligan on #1.
@rjjxv26 Do let us know what he decides. Congrats again. When the nay sayers kept telling you to prepare for Binghampton, did you worry!
Congrats!
Well, in fairness @wisteria100, this strategy worked because the kid was clearly an outstanding candidate and the schools saw that. For others who might look the same on paper (that is “as posted here on CC”) it might not. So I stand by my advice but celebrate this happy turn of events! What a fabulous set of options!!
@porcupine98 I see what you are saying but I think this kid sounded pretty special even in a CC post!
@wisteria100, you’re too kind.
I would like to point out that I, as the first person to respond to OP, was correct to say the male applicant faced better odds than the published averages and conventional wisdom suggested. In contrast my D2 with SAT 2310 and GPA 3.98 uw has not faired as well and, I believe, that is because of her sex. She has choices but all single sex LACs.
@Oregon2016 Are you saying with your dd’s stats she didn’t get into any coed schools? Are you from the east coast only applying to eastcoast schools? How were her extracurriculars?
Just visited Bowdoin, OP, what a great place, Can’t speak to Midd, haven’t seen it, but it also sounds good. Vassar also has its charm, so your student has some great options. Thanks for sharing your family’s process.
I’m sure you are right, @Oregon2016, but my daughter has similar stats to OP’s and some of the same results _ waitlisted at Williams, accepted at Vassar. My daughter also applied to some schools outside the Northeast (e.g. Carleton) and she’s been accepted to those.
@citymama9 We are West Coast in between California and Washington (lol). Solid long term extracurriculars that dovetail with her academic interests.
@delurk1 Wait listed Carleton and Georgetown, deferred EA from UChicago then denied RD.
That’s rough, @Oregon2106. This whole process is brutal.
@Oregon2016, I’m really sorry to hear – it’s is just…bizarre. We all know there’s randomness in the process but those stats are well north of the 75th %-tile for just about any school. And being from the opposite coast, I would think you’ve got a mini-hook. Did your D visit all the schools, do interviews, etc.?
Yep, interviewed on campus when available, attended regional events too. Let me be clear that I’m not looking for sympathy but just adding another “data point” for people on here who follow admissions, and especially this thread.
@Oregon2016 I’m wondering if your daughter was an outlier at her high school or if her peers coming from the same school had better success. Its just scary that someone with your daughter’s stats didn’t have more choices. It goes against all that we are held to be true.