Colby doesn’t give merit aid, no schools at its caliber do
What does the presidential scholars thing look like on the portal?
My daughter got accepted! Yay!!! 
child accepted, received the scholar’s email, but no letter on portal… not sure if that comes out today or later
Accepted!
1510 SAT
790 Math II
4.24 GPA
no demonstrated interest
My daughter was accepted! She received the presidential scholar email but there is no mention of it in the acceptance letter or elsewhere in her portal. We are disappointed in the financial aid package. We used the NPC and received a much different estimate.
Accepted! I got the Presidential Scholars email a couple weeks ago.
Stats:
1540 SAT (superscored)
4.18 GPA
student body president, tons of other ECs, National Merit Finalist, great recs
talked with an admissions rep that came to my school but that’s about it for demonstrated interest
Waitlisted, but received the presidential scholar email. I’d heard it was to be treated like a likely letter so I’m a bit shocked at the result. I wasn’t super sold on Colby, but am confused nonetheless.
waitlisted
Female
Japanese/African American
California
Biology Major
GPA: 4.3
weighted
ACT: 32
I did not send SAT
I did not send my AP scores since I did not do well on any of them. ( I never got more than a 3) I took 9 APs.
Senior Course:
AP Calculus
AP Environmental Science
AP Physics
AP Literature
AP Gov
Sport
I am on the varsity swim team and volunteer with Vet techs.
I also got accepted to Amherst, WashU, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, CaseWestern and I am waiting on 14 more schools. I was deferred by Pomona
SAT: 1550
GPA UW: 3.88
7 APs jr. year
Decent ECs+recs / good essays
White male from SC
No demonstrated interest
Waitlisted… I was waitlisted at Bowdoin as well
Accepted!
Rejected, no surprise there. Congrats to everyone who got in!
Accepted! With a great merit scholarship.
I was rejected in spite of 800 in Math section of Sat, 800 in Math II, 780 in Chemistry, 770 in Physics(All first attempt).
Perfect GPA.
7 years of student government.
Best C++ programmer in the country in Google Kickstarter and Hackerrank. (Won various national level awards)
Partnered with the biggest multi billion dollar bank in the region to develop an app that helps thousands of people in poverty.
Interned as Data analyst for a multi billion dollar MNC.
Two times winner of International Mathematics Olympiad, Regional round.
Representing the country at an international level for quizzing.
3 sports varsity.
4 amazing recommendations.
Just one drawback - International student requesting for high financial aid.
Guess somethings aren’t meant to be. Anyways congrats to everyone who are accepted. All the best for your future 
Daughter accepted…excellent financial aid. I thought she would be deciding between Bowdoin and Amherst but Colby’s bottom line definitely puts them in the mix.
@CoolAsAMoose I received the Presidential Scholars email and was waitlisted too. I was also under the impression that it was like a likely letter and I responded to the form in the email quickly so I’m a bit confused
accepted! 34 ACT, 97 UW GPA, 10 APs, social activism/sports ECs and an instrument, never visited or showed interest
@curiousboy178 The need just might have been a factor. Your stats are near perfect. My son’s aren’t that good but I do suspect his high need did not help him. He was also rejected. I’m sure you will end up somewhere GREAT!
Accepted!
Accepted.
1540 SAT, 10 APs, 99.9 GPA, 770 Math 2, 770 Bio
Not enough aid, though. I can’t afford it.