CC was very helpful in our admission process so here are the stats ( sorry-meant to do this earlier but may help those while they are waiting….)
S23
White
Full pay (did not complete FASFA) and checked box saying no financial aid needed(Side bar:we had been fortunate to aggressively save in Utah 529)
Dual citizenship with a small pacific island nation but has not lived there. Hard to know whether that was significant or not.
Northern New England public high school
SAT 1510 (took it twice): 790 math 720 verbal
(Side bar: advised to take it close together which he did and his score increased over 100 points). Did some private tutoring before the first test but self study for second time.Scores were submitted.
National merit commended scholar
Class rank: 6/280 ish
APs in junior and senior year only: APUSH (4), AP Physics (4), APComSci, APLit, APCalc (BC) and AP Bio
Academic record: Tremendous uplift in junior and senior year. All As or pluses. Sophomore year (during Covid), 4-5 Bs including Biology. Important point as many kids on this forum don’t appear to get a grade below an A in HS.
ECs:
4 years in marching band and ensemble playing French horn and mellophone. No leadership positions held in band.
Varsity tennis team. No leadership position.
A few clubs here and there but none other of significance.
Non certified ski instructor in seasonal program. Had participated in program for many years as a student.
Worked at local supermarket during sophomore and part of junior year.
Some volunteer work helping with homework at MS and in a seasonal baseball league with children with disabilities. Not big time commitment for either programs.
5 week summer program for public high kids at an elite private school between junior and senior year. Has been very helpful for college transition.
No idea about strength of recommendations or how to assess how good his essay was.
Interested in Biology (maybe pre med-see comments above on academic section). Perhaps economics ?
Results:
ED1
Middlebury-REJECTED. Ouch.
EA
UNH Honors college and Trustee scholar ($9k per year)-ACCEPTED
UVM -Presidential scholar ($17k per year). No Honors College -ACCEPTED
Macalester -DeWitt scholar ($22k per year)-ACCEPTED
ED2
Bowdoin-DEFERRED and then wrote a very strong letter of continued interest
REGULAR DECISION
Bates-ACCEPTED
Bowdoin-ACCEPTED and attending
Carleton-ACCEPTED
Colby-ACCEPTED
Hamilton-ACCEPTED
Swarthmore-REJECTED
Wesleyan-ACCEPTED
Did not interview at Carleton, Middlebury or Swarthmore (didn’t make deadline to interview). Interviewed at others (not sure about Colby).
Did tours of Bates, Colby, Bowdoin, Middlebury, Hamilton, Swarthmore and Wesleyan before applied. Toured Carleton once was admitted and visited Macalester.
Did the optional video at Bowdoin and Hamilton. 2 hour interview with Bowdoin alum. Intense interview with Wesleyan alum. Didn’t otherwise do much to demonstrate interest on social media or asking questions of schools.
Met with Bowdoin admissions when visited his HS.
Did not meet with Bates and Colby because didn’t want to miss class time.
Good luck all!!! Gearing up for our next one!