@NotPeeCee it is all part of the process, and at times it may be confounding, depressing, and maddening. Many things go into who gets in to any University, scores grades, ECs, residency, etc. , etc. This is our third time around and there are always upside and down side surprises. And often well qualified …many many well qualified candidates are turned away from any given institution. In the end my older two landed at Universities where there was a good fit, and they thrive both academically and socially, and affordable with scholarships and FA. My oldest is gradating this May from Elon University and was accepted at Stanford, Columbia, and University of Chicago for graduate school and will attend University of Chicago in the fall. My middle child was just recognized as being in the top 10 students in terms of GPA in her class of 2800 students at Northeastern University. And our youngest was just wait listed or rejected from WFU …I can see plain white envelope on USPS informed delivery. And my youngest’s stats (2/480, 1480 SAT, 9 APs with 5s etc) and ECs (captain of two varsity sports, etc) are very similar to your son. But I know my youngest will end up at a great school and will thrive where ever she is planted, and I believe the same is in store for your son, He has already demonstrated his drive, commitment, passion etc and will take that with him to college, and that is not something that can be taught. It is looking like my third may go to Emory this fall if she doesn’t get into Duke tonight. Best of luck
How did you keep your kids from getting demotivated by this experience? I guess I can just let him go and hope he decides to kill it wherever he ends up.
For real?
I want to puke when I read those stats and know your son did not get admitted.
This whole process is nuts. It won’t change until us alums stop giving these schools money. We are tacitly condoning their obscene behavior where they reward those that make them feel valiant as warriors in the social justice wars.
Then we need to elect reps who will dismantle the regulatory burden imposed upon these schools which has caused their tuition costs to rise to intolerable levels.
Waitlisted. 31 ACT, 33 SS, 3.8ish GPA. Visited and interviewed.
I know this is such a stressful time for so many and a lot of times their feels like their is no rhyme or reason. Remember that all schools care about their yield. If you have the stats to get into say an Ivy, schools who accept students with lower stats might assume you won’t attend. I know its not fair but unfortunately it is how the game is played. Just remember your kiddos will all end up at schools that are right for them. Hang in there!!
anyone accepted from Memphis Tennessee??
Any acceptances/rejections from anyone in New England?
Anyone receive any news in New England?!
@NotPeeCee All the things you have already done keep doing them. Tell them you believe in them, remind them that the college acceptance process is not a personal rejection of you (even though it stings allot, and is disappointing). Remind them of what they have done in the past in terms of accomplishments and how well prepared they are for college. Tell them to shed some tears, and mope around for a period of time but then to dust themselves off and get up off the floor, because nothing ever gets better if you just lie down. Tell them to love the colleges that love them! Remind them when they get to their college they will find that college is more than just learning and grades but also the incredible friendships they make and the adventures that await them (Semester abroad (Peru, India etc). Also getting into an undergraduate college is just the beginning of their adventure not the end. Remind them to invest time foremost in academics when in college, but also in making friends, being a friend, exploring and stretching their experiences, and personal well being (regular exercise, eating and sleeping) and not necessarily in the same proportions at the same times and at times some areas may demand sacrifice from other areas. Keep on loving on them. And yes, my youngest has certainly benefited from seeing the crazy college application process play out in front of her with her two older sisters, so it has helped her keep her expectations in check as we have gone through it this time. I am off to pick the Oldest who is flying up from Elon to Boston at the airport and then have dinner with the middle child at Northeastern.
Cheers,
@essaysstink123 I think she is leaning toward Michigan. I think it was a 3 horse race between BC, Wake and Michigan so the good news about getting waitlisted at BC and Wake is that it makes the decision a lot easier. She was really blown away with the Michigan visit given the school spirit and resources and opportunities available to her. What are you guys thinking?
Thanks for those words. It is tough right now but everything you said makes perfect sense! Turns out he was waitlisted and I am going to encourage him to keep fighting. I wonder if maybe this wasn’t a necessary experience. If he doesn’t let it kill his motivation is will strengthen his character. He was waitlisted from a few of his better options so he still has hope it will work out in the end. But it will be tough for him to keep fighting. I know this has devastated him. The flat out rejections, of which there were MANY, hurt the most. It would be tough for anyone to keep fighting under these circumstances. Maybe all of those physical battles on the basketball court, or gut check runs up steep hills at the end of cross country races, will pay dividends here.
Oh, and Wake is definitely one of his better options as it not only is an excellent school but it has the major he wants. It turned out that only a couple of schools on his list were both excellent schools and had this major and Wake was one of them. A third school with the major is a SUNY and he has that as a definite option. But I think Wake is a better overall school so it would be great if he can get over the waitlist hump. We shall see how it goes. My hope right now is that he ends up at a great school for him AND he gains strength of character from this experience.
So, our white envelope was a wait list as well. As I told my son, it is not so much where you go to school as much as it is what you do at the school you go to. We spoke with a lot of current students when we went on campus tours and the theme when describing their application experience was that they got accepted where they didn’t expect to and were declined at schools they expected to get accepted to. We loved the campus and the class small size at WFU. In the end though, the job market is more interested in the piece of paper than where you got it from. There are so many excellent schools out there that are just a good a fit. All I can tell my son is that no matter where he decides to go, just do his best and that I will always be proud of him and support him in any way I can. Good luck to you and you son and the same to everyone here. More often than not it all works out for the best.
Has anyone heard from wake forest regular decision? Does anyone know when acceptances will be sent out?
To NotPeeCee:
First of all, congratulations on raising what sounds like a well rounded, accomplished kid within a well rounded, accomplished family. I am blown away by the pressures matriculating high school students face and put on themselves these days.
While I believe your son was caught in the “yield game” (kids in regular decision with exemplary stats are given a cynical look in fear of students collecting acceptances), I believe this will fire him up for the ensuing stages in his life. He will find the right fit, and yet never forget this. I was rejected from Duke as an undergrad and that mere fact 30 years ago still fuels an inner drive today that has without question created opportunity.
Just as professional athletes are keen to say proving people wrong and fighting adversity drive them to success, so will this with your son. Present this as the first of many life challenges. Your are not defined by what comes easy, you are defined by what comes difficult. Teddy Roosevelt said “Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain and difficulty”.
Received my letter in SoCal today, waitlisted. Disappointed but not upset because my stats were not that great and so many of the accepted students had such high scores and gpa, so fact that I wasn’t denied was nice. A little stressed about not knowing if I got in for another month now. Any tips for students on the waitlist? Any ways to increase your chances of getting off of it?
Congrats to everyone who got accepted!! Very excited for them!
@scooby18 honestly the same thing! Getting waitlisted from BC and Wake is making her decision more clear to go to Michigan. She visited Michigan after being accepted and loved the science resources and school spirit. She is conflicted though with the nice weather Wake has and smaller setting, so she does not know if she should go on waitlist. But still, Michigan is on top.
waitlisted northern New Jersey found out today
@essaystink123 my D is down to Michigan, Wake and Colgate, think she’s riled out her other acceptances, I think leaning heavily towards Michigan, was just blown away by the atmosphere there and science opportunities. As a parent only drawbacks are distance and size.
D waitlisted in TN. 3.97 UW 34 ACT. 10 APs. Visited, interviewed.
Accepted: Vanderbilt, Emory, UVA, UNC, Tulane, Richmond, W & L, Rhodes
WL: Davidson
So no…not gonna be accepting waitlist.