Chance me for IVY.

FoundDad
Sat, 05 Jan 2019 17:46:39 +0000

I posted this elsewhere for another post that was similar - I think your chances for Dartmouth and Brown are going to be tough - perhaps Cornell will be better just because they have a bigger freshman class - I just think the scores are on the lower side which is not in your favor. The problem is the RD round is more competitive because a lot of the IVY’s fill a big portion of the their class in the ED round. while some schools may not view Egyptian as URM they may like the fact that you bring a certain diversity that they are seeking.

Below are Dartmouth’s numbers - Brown is probably very similar:

Last year RD pool:19,559
Last year acceptance ED+RD:1,925
This year ED acceptance:574
This year RD acceptance (assumed):1,351
RD Legacy (approx.):138 13%
RD First Generation (approx.):170 13%
RD Foreign Citizens (approx.):130 10%
RD Native Americans (approx.):49 4%
RD URM (approx.):114 10%

Remaining pool (male+female):750 4%

At the end of the day the very selective colleges are looking for a match based on their pool for that particular year and there are so many factors that are not in your hands. I wish you the best of luck and hopefully the application outcome will be what you hope it will be.