How many applicants??
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I donāt know the number of applicants. That will determine the āadmit rateā, and I am interested in seeing that statistic too. I was talking about the āyield rateā, which is the percentage of admitted students who actually enroll.
Anyone attending Admitted Students Day on 4/24? This thread is pretty quiet.
Thereās also an ADS this coming Friday, 3/31, fyi.
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Thanks. Unfortunately, we couldnāt arrange travel to work out in time for this week. My D23 and I will be attending on 4/24 and hoping to finalize the decision on that trip.
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Iām going to guess Alaska and North Dakota
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I suspect the further away you are, the higher probability to be admitted and vice versa 
My feeling is that W&L is best for conservative kids and Dickinson is for progressive with Gettysburg in between . In case of DD, Gettysburg gave her the best love.
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I think itās easy to oversimplify schools and put them into categories. Right now, weāre weeding into the nitty-gritty of programs, ECs, speakers, and such, especially as they relate to the intended major. W&L has some great things going on with their poverty studies minor and funding going into furthering public interest law careers that is anything but conservative. D has been treated well at both schools. My boss is a Gettysburg grad and enjoyed her time there.
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Thanks for sharing! W&L is on our D24ās list but this gives me pause with 11% religiously affiliated schools. For the Class of 26 they didnāt break it out like that, it was just ā47% Independent/Parochial School.ā
I would imagine itās mostly Catholic schools. My kids go to a Catholic school but many of the students arenāt religious.
Oh my kids go to Catholic schools too, but I had no idea the acceptance for religiously affiliated schools was such a low percentage! That feels like it worsens her odds greatly!
Oh gotcha! Iāve no idea what they count as a religious school and what they donāt, but I agree, seems low as a percentage of private schools.
Washington and Lee takes a good number of kids from our area, some of whom are definitely liberal. Lots of student athletes with very strong academic records.
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There is a distinction between private Catholic schools and schools supported by the local Catholic diocese. I think thatās what they are trying to get at here. In my area, many of the Catholic schools are privately supported and do not rely on the churchās budget for financial support.
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I hope todayās Admitted Students Day is informative and fun for those on campusā¦ and that the rain holds off!
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Just apply widely with lots of different types of schools. Colleges we thought were a shoe-in (higher acceptance rates and lower-stat profiles) werenāt and then W&L was a happy surprise. Iāve seen circles of kids on here applying to the same schools with all different results - an acceptance at one didnāt mean an acceptance at another as you would have thought. Demonstrated interest is a whole different animal as well - a game we didnāt care to play to the extreme that some do. But be aware if your top schools consider it important. Crazy year that Iām glad to almost be done with and my last kid to leave the nest!
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Yes. Even back in the dark ages (late 90s) when I attended W&L we had a good mix of political persuasions. Several children of Clinton staffers, one of my friendās dad was his doctor. Conservatives too, but I also remember a small demonstration when Pat Bucanan came to speak.
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I just saw that you tagged me on this. I donāt know why Admissions broke out this metric this year and did not in the past. If it is a concern, I suggest contacting them for clarification.
I suspect @Izzy74 is correct that it is only schools specifically affiliated and supported by a religious institutionā¦ but I do not know. Anecdotally, most of the private school kids from our hometown attended schools with chapel and a religious-foundation but NOT considered religious schools.
As for the student body, there is a mix across religions and there are organizations to support all religions. There is also respect and socializationā¦ for example, my Christian kid regularly attends events at Hillel and has participated in Hindi and Muslim social activities. We view that as a positive for her college experience.
Iām happy to answer more specific questions or connect your student with my kiddo. (She gave me permission to offer that on CC.)
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Would love to hear insight/thoughts on Admitted Students Day for any who attended (3/31)?
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