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Being the data-driven nerd that I am, what I noticed from Parchment is that for schools where one’s score are in the top quartile, the effective admit rate is more than double the street admit rate.</p>
<p>More international students are applying and being accepted to US universities which the NYT article doesn’t mention. I think the article is overly simplistic, personally. All things being equal - gpas, test scores, ECs - I do think it is more challenging for even the top students to get into a top school compared to 5, 10, 20 years ago, if you don’t fit into certain demographics. </p>
<p>@doschicos: Agreed that it’s not the hardest news piece…but can also see how, for top quartile students the rates of admission are not as dreadful as the soundbites regarding single-digits acceptance rates. But perhaps that’s just wishful parent thinking as 7D1 waits on two EA decisions from super selective schools.</p>
<p>I also agree that it’s harder to get into the most selective schools than it was when I applied decades ago, just not as hard for the more qualified applicants as the media paints.</p>
<p>I just realized that my D will get the majority of her college decisions while at school. I won’t be there. This makes me so sad. SO sad. :(</p>
<p>neato: I’m sure she’ll let you know what they are. ;)</p>
<p>CK will only get one at home (before Christmas), and it’s not his first choice so he’s pretty “meh” about it. :(</p>
<p>D2 put her BS address down. When it became clear that her first admission decision would arrive during Thanksgiving break, we called them and asked them to send it home instead. So I got to watch her open her first letter! I think she’ll be at school for the rest–or possibly on a spring break service trip. At least that tripis in the US so she should be able to check email!</p>
<p>Pretty sure 7D1’s EA’s are both email notification…so no worry about a thin/thick envelope arriving in the wrong state…I think one is going to go live in about 8 days.</p>
<p>Once you get past the chronic nausea … it’s all pretty exciting! </p>
<p>Most of the one’s Ds gotten and waiting on come via e-mail.</p>
<p>Ya know, it’s probably a good thing I won’t be around. I’d make her crazy.</p>
<p>I was wondering how BS kids deal with checking admissions portals for results in terms of possible support from others if the news is disappointing. I’m wondering if it makes sense to have D2 let some supportive adult, like her dorm parent, know when she is going to get her ED results. Any input or ideas?</p>
<p>Ds school has worked on this a lot - meeting with the seniors in large and small groups and explaining that some will be thrilled and others crushed, and how to best handle it. I suspect they do a better job than we would, because they’ve had a lot of practice. </p>
<p>Best wishes to all you boarding school families with children awaiting EA and ED decisions. Regardless of the results, your children WILL wind up with great options! Our family had it go both ways. Child #1 was accepted to ED school, enjoyed stress-free holidays, and is very happy to this day with the decision. Child #2 did not get in at ED schooltt had a busy application process over the holidays, but had MANY wonderful options to choose from by April. The final selection (and even a few other options) are much better fits than the ED option would have been, in my opinion. All will work out fine in the end!</p>
<p>“All will work out fine in the end!”</p>
<p>Ditto. </p>
<p>SAT Reasoning Test - $52.50
SAT Subject Tests - $68.00
Advanced Placement Tests - $1424.00
College Applications - $450.00</p>
<p>Receiving an acceptance on December 11 and realizing that you will be spending the holiday break doing absolutely nothing connected with college applications - Priceless</p>
<p>Congratulations, @skieurope!!!</p>
<p>So moms and dads, how did your S/Ds do this EA/ED season? Is it getting more competitive each year or has it leveled off?</p>
<p>Just in part to answer the “has it leveled off” question: as one example, Harvard EA decisions were up 26% this year and acceptance for EA applications was down from 21.1% to 16.5%-- so, at least at one school, it hasn’t leveled off. Scary. Good luck to all here.</p>
<p>CK has one EA decision that will come between 12/19 and 12/24 and one that will come on 1/10 (neither is a first choice), so no news here, but he is already in at our state flagship’s honor college. His two top choices do not do EA or ED. </p>
<p>Every one of his friends who got decisions yesterday got good news.</p>
<p>D is very happy with her EA admission, and wanted me to “tell our friends on CC”. I wish I could be there to give her a hug. Best wishes to all. </p>