How this year's admissions are going to be ?

DadTwoGirls
Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:49:35 +0000

I agree that no one really knows how the pandemic will impact admissions.

My guess is that it might make admissions slightly tougher because of students who deferred for a year due to the pandemic.

“I am expecting more applications to our state flagship.”

This is a good point. An uncertain economy is likely to drive some students towards more economically safe choices. Where I work (part time) we have already been seeing a gradual increase in the very strong quality of graduates from our nearest state flagship. There are already an increased number of exceptional students attending in-state public schools. This might become even more pronounced due to the pandemic.

I do not expect schools going SAT optional to matter much. At least in our family SAT scores tended to be very close to what you would have predicted looking at our grades, and did not seem to add much more information.