NY student aiming high [98 GPA, 1540 SAT, CS + Econ]

[thumper1]

@BeefStew2 I fully agree…that’s why I put “IF” in my reply. No guarantee anywhere on this current list of highly competitive schools.

I would suggest the OP read the thread I am linking here. It’s older, but I think it’s a must read for anyone considering applying to highly rejective schools. Read the whole thread. This student didn’t really have a true safety the first time around…but was a VERY well qualified student (and admissions were less competitive when he applied well over 10 years ago). I don’t think anyone expected this NMF, top student, excellent ECs, etc to not get accepted anywhere…but that’s what happened.

No Acceptances: One Kid's Story - A year later...

Part I of III Sorry this is long but some posters have pm’d me about our story and I thought it would be of help to re-tell it. One year ago I posted a question here on CC – “We’re Picking up the Pieces …but what went wrong?” My son had applied to eight schools, been rejected at five and waitlisted at three. I expected to get a few responses and see the thread disappear deep into the archives of CC. Little did I imagine that one year later, not only would I still be posting about the progress, but an entire cyber family on College Confidential would still be going through it with me. For the benefit of those of you starting out on college applications, or – hopefully not-- for those of you who may find yourselves in our position, this is the story of one kid’s worst case scenario and how he made the best of it. I’m re-telling it here by way of my own original posts and those of other CC posters whose advice was so vital to the journey. Thanks to all of you! My original post o…