Any news from anywhere?
UVA- accepted
Bowdoin- rejected
Kenyon-waitlisted
Safeties- accepted…
Ahhhh the suspense X_X
@myos1634
Congratulatsion on UVA!
No likely letter from Amherst?
Bummer on Bowdoin. I thought you’d get in.
What 4 safeties did you get in, and did you get merit aid?
Are they all affordable - and is UVA the same price as the safeties or way more expensive?
Oh, by the way, I’d be interested in reading your essay - now that application season has ended (basically), it can’t hurt anything. 
PM it to me?
Vanderbilt- 2019 9.5% acceptance rate (down from 13.1%!!!) - Waitlisted
Official: UVA in
William and Mary in
3 safeties in
Vanderbilt WL (the only one I interviewed for)
Kenyon WL
Bates WL
Amherst R
Vassar R
Bowdoin R
Wesleyan R
Oh well, life goes on!! At least I am literally guaranteed warm weather now… haha
And I won a 32k scholarship for any school of my choice the other day 
I am so happy this is over.
The only reason I can think of why I was WL by Vandy is b/c my young dude interviewer really, really liked me.
No really, my standardized testing barely made their 20% percentile.
So for those applying next year,
GET AN INTERVIEW, IT MAY VERY WELL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
And if you’re confident, try to make it someone of the opposite gender and close to your age, but be prepared with a ton of questions about the school. And get there early and listen to pump up music before he/she walks in so that you’re feeling confident!
This video made by this Harvard gal helped a ton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CSc7Kn-AOY&spfreload=10
Oh and another interesting blurb: many of the liberal arts colleges I applied to received a TON more applications from girls than guys, but accepted nearly the same amount from either gender.
IE at one school, 2.5k guys applied while 5.5k girls applied.
So if you have ovaries, it may be twice as hard for you at some colleges, so take this into consideration.
Peace out (hopefully forever) CCers,
And hello UVA roofies!
I thought you’d pick W&L over UVA actually
Also, you don’t pick your interviewer. And no one should construe your advice as “be flirty fi your interviewer’s young” as its one of the few surefire ways to get a bad evaluation. (I know that’s not what you meant but I fear some may read the wrong advice into it.)
@MYOS1634
Ended up getting a 34 on my ACT (35, 35, 36, 28) and got offered full tuition to 2 smaller universities, then won $44k worth of academic scholarships that can by applied to any school of my choice. So now, I’m at a small, outdoorsy college in TN (with strong affiliations with my first choice med school) that I love, and have enough scholarships to have summers abroad covered. All worked out for the best! Thank you for your input Just thought I’d let you know there was a happy ending.
Congratulations and thank you so much for letting us know. Are you at Rhodes, by any chance ?
How’s your first year going ? If you could give advice to other kids in your situation, what would you say ?
First year is going very well! The student body isn’t very competitive, but I’m totally fine and used to that since all the schools I’ve ever went weren’t competitive either. I guess what I’ve always done is more for my personal gratification, rather than trying to out do others! Not at Rhodes, but good guess
If I could give kids advice, I would tell them to apply to schools according to their major. Wanting to be a doctor, a good GPA, research experience, and a high MCAT score is all I need.
For example, the most brilliant, genius-status women surgeon I know went to… Florida State University, I believe? She must have gotten a great scholarship, finished there in 3 years with little debt, then graduated at or very near the top of her medical school class in 3 years.
Now she’s an ophthalmologist in very high leadership roles in her… early 30s?
Compare this to another lady I know, perhaps not as smart, who went to MIT. She ended up in a vague medical school in (Ireland?) because her GPA was lower. She’s in a much less competitive field than ophthalmology. Her friends (who weren’t as smart as her) but ended up at less prestigious schools were able to attend US medical schools, while she didn’t.
If you want to be a doctor, I’d go the debt-free, enjoy life before medical school route. Of course Princeton may prepare their premeds better, but unless you’re rolling in it, why rack up the debt before $250k loans for med school? Also, medical school apparently feels like a 4 years sprint. Do not underestimate burnout.
For other majors, especially for business, humanities, english, law… I would definitely recommend applying to loftier institutions. Also, look at graduate schools affiliated with “lower end” schools in case those fancy ivies don’t work out.
****Another thing: research
The non-competitive atmosphere at my school makes student research positions very available to students like me. I’m currently involved in 2 research projects (with published professors) as a first year student. When I toured UVA, every research position was described as “very competitive.”
If you are a big fish in a small pond, research positions will be much easier to come by.
And that is all
I’m so glad your thread got bumped, because somehow I missed it. As a homeschooling parent myself, I found it fascinating! And thank you for your update! Best wishes to you.
@SouthFloridaMom9 Yes, please don’t drop the ball like my mom did! I ended up having to figure everything out myself, the counselor things, etc. It doesn’t matter anymore at this point, I’m beyond grateful for where I am now, should be publishing as a co-author for a research project with a science professor, but best of luck to your applicant!
That’s great OP, and thank you!
I don’t know how you navigated all this yourself. It feels like a serious team effort around here LOL. DS ended up with some very good options - phew!
You are a good writer btw! I enjoyed your posts.