@GStee8 my son applied to Michigan as well. Villanova is a wonderful school. One of my best friend’s son is going there to grad school after undergrad at Pitt and got an offer from ND for a slightly different grad program than what he had applied for and stuck with Villanova. I really wanted my sons to see Villanova(I never have either) but we could never work it out. Both times we were in Philly it was over Easter and Villanova was shut down for break. My older son ended up at Oberlin where he is pre-med and plays basketball.
@gonzaga35 If I’m really hoping for one school it’s Dartmouth. It’s a reach for anyone, but especially for me since my test scores aren’t great so we’ll see. I’m a legacy so hopefully that helps a little bit.
Best of luck to all of us. I am sure there’s a sunshine waiting for us.
Hamilton announced they had a 16% acceptance rate for the class of 2023. It is especially tough for kids this year.
Rejected.They wrote “If you wish to apply as a transfer candidate within the next two years, we will reactivate your application without an additional application fee” in the end. Do they tell this to all rejected candidates?
@GStee8 - I agree that Villanova is an excellent school, especially if you want to settle in the Philly area. 'Nova has an excellent reputation around here - everyone will think you’re really smart. Regular Joe on the street has no idea what Hamilton is (trust me, I’m an alum) But tell them you went to 'nova and that means something. Good luck! And grow where you are planted.
@GStee8 I am so hopeful that you get some good news in the next few days. But really start to allow yourself to fall in love with one of the great schools you have gotten into. Villanova and St. Lawrence are wonderful schools (as I am sure SMU is as well, but I’m not familiar with them).
Yep - St. Lawrence also an excellent school.
My S was waitlisted. SAT 1500 GPA 4. He was accepted to Macaulay Honors College though and Stonybrook.
“Hamilton announced they had a 16% acceptance rate for the class of 2023. It is especially tough for kids this year.”
So it’s down 4% from last year (and last year there was a significant decrease compared to the year before). Crazy how competitive things have gotten. At the rate we are going, schools like Hamilton will be single digit admission rate schools and Ivy level schools will have admission rates approaching 0% for unhooked applicants.
If the entire class (including ED1 and ED2) had an overall 16% acceptance rate, does anyone have a calculation of what the RD acceptance rate (only RD) must have been for this class of 2023 RD admittances?
For RD, About 14% or about one-in-seven, @splokey.
@GStee8 I hope you get what you want, but St. Lawrence is a really wonderful school. Did you have a chance to visit? I looked at it with my son and was bowled over. In the end, it didn’t have the music program he wanted, but otherwise it could well have been his first choice. He ended up at Dickinson and is very happy. I know there is a difference in selectivity between the Dartmouth that you want and the schools that you have, but I think a person could be pretty happy at St. Lawrence.
By historical (~1960) academic standards, Hamilton – along with other LACs Amherst, Williams, Swarthmore, Haverford, Reed, Carleton, Oberlin – could be found amid Ivy League colleges (in Hamilton’s case, below four, equivalent to three and above one) as grouped in the Life article linked below. Hamilton’s softest modern decade with respect to admission probably occurred in the 1990s, an aspect that may influence the perspectives of some of the parents who post on CC.
@southsidemom I’m actually going to visit next week and I’m staying overnight
The comment about Villanova and Hamilton and recognition is so true. My older son was down to Oberlin and Boston College a few years ago. He decided he wanted play basketball and that wasn’t going to happen at Boston College so he chose Oberlin. Everybody knows Boston College. With Oberlin 75% of people in our area, which is less than 3.5 hours from have never heard of Oberlin. For those who know of Oberlin they will usually say “Oh that’s a good school”. I read somewhere regarding schools like Oberlin that much of the general public doesn’t know of them but every graduate admissions officer is well aware of those schools.
@TheBigChef
Colby College actually has a 9.5 acceptance rate this year…probably because they went test optional and free but I mean it’s still crazy how competitive those spots became.
@TheBigChef - I think acceptance rates at some of the ivies have already hit 0% for unhooked applicants.