| Smith is not need blind and I know it has wait listed students who have been accepted to far more competitive need blind institutions.
If the money is being given to Pell recipients I think that's okay. Each school decides on its own priorities.
I'm pretty sure that's why S was accepted at Williams and wait listed at Amherst. Just another white kid from LI was not what Amherst was looking for. (In that case money was not the issue.)
Pretty sure he would have been rejected at Swat too, for similar reasons, though he didn't apply. Dartmouth rejected him whereas Brown accepted him. I think math SAT score was the issue there, though he did have quite a good score. I just D was more numbers oriented than B.
Each school sets its own priorities. I'm glad both kids ended up somewhere wonderful that we could afford. No, we didn't completely have our pick, but I'm okay with that.
citrusbelt: I'm sorry. I know it hurts to watch your kid have to give up her heart's desire. I didn't mean this as a lecture to you. I fully understand your disillusionment. But I bet your D will have a great time at Bryn Mawr/Haverford. Both are truly lovely campuses. And Philly, too. |