Well, I always thought Emory was kind of rich white kid from all over sort of school, so I googled the stats:
I was right about the “all over” part! It is pretty legit multi-culti, though, good on them. I think if Northeast Preppy is your tribe, you definitely would want to stay in New England, because it’s a very specific kind of preppy (this is not a slam-I grew up in the Northeast). I think there was a thread a while back about how there are very different flavors of Preppy depending on location and socio-economic level.
QOTD: worst case scenario
Ugh, I generate new ones constantly. I think worst case is KState no merit (which we can afford and has a good program). Worst-worst case is him refusing everywhere because we refuse to finance some amazing school he suddenly falls in love with.
Maybe I am only half-serious but some days I feel strongly about this…
The worst case scenario could be that DD gets into a tiptop school that does not offer merit scholarship. Then I will have a hard time telling her NOT to go.
Or she decides to go and I will have a thin wallet during my retirement.
@MotherOfDragons I never said Northeast Preppy is my DD’s tribe, it is just where she is from. She is actually the complete opposite and that is why she loves southern schools. When you look at those stats, they speak for themselves. It is just not the type of campus that attracts my DD.
QOTD- There really isn’t a worst case scenario. D has applied to school that are all with-in her reach and mostly affordable. I guess are worst case if she decides on one and then regrets it.
QOTD: Worse case: I am not ready to think about it yet. Can I go on my two week trip to homeland (tomorrow) and come back give an answer or by that time you’ll will be in page 1000 or more and totally forget about this one :))
Re worst case – mine changes too from time to time - DS gets into tippy top engineering & CS program and decides to go for it but is too stressed and overwhelmed to really thrive and enjoy it OR he loses confidence this year and settles for a school where his academics and skills are far above most others or the program is not inspiring and he hates it. So hard to sort through now “where” he belongs but on the good news side I think we have 3 or 4 that should actually be good matches and nice fits for him - hoping he gets much more engaged as process moves forward and he starts to think about transitioning! Trying to keep a range of options open for now and still have not finalized a full list to apply to.
@MotherOfDragons I didn’t do a very good job of explaining. I obviously am not good at getting my point across:) Emory just is not her. Yes, she is white and preppy and tends to like schools where she feels she fits. She is not your typical girl from the North. The academic environment of Emory is too intense for her.
Worst case scenario: Worst case would be no NCP waivers given (so no institutional aid and therefore not affordable) AND not accepted to UChicago (FAFSA-only) AND no/not enough merit from Howard (or other merit schools like Tulane and Fordham) AND not accepted to either UC. Then it would be community college for 2 years and transfer to UC. Although I don’t think this will happen with her stats/grades/ECs, anything is possible.
re: Pitt this is the word we got from the FA office:
In recent years, scholarship eligible students possessed ALL of the following:
• minimum SAT score of 1450 (math and critical reading scores only) or 33 ACT (Math and English subscores average)
• overall ‘A’ average
• top 5% class rank (if applicable) while participating in challenging high school curriculums consisting of AP/IB/Honors courses
Worst case scenario Ok, I’ll play this game since it is my favorite. Worst case scenario is that he hates all his safeties after we visit, doesn’t get into his majors at UT Austin, and only gets in to BU with no merit money. Best case scenario is that he loves all his safeties, doesn’t get any merit from BU so I can easily veto it, and gets into his first choice major at UT Austin. I would love for him to have too many good choices. A lot will depend on how some of the college visits go.
@carachel2 Thank you for the Truemba info. He goes back to the dr in three months to finish the HPV vaccine and I’ll ask about it then. I agree that all boys should get the HPV vaccine if they can and parents of boys should talk to their boys about consent and what it means. I feel really strongly about this and they do not cover it in Health class in school. My DS gets really embarrassed when we talk about this stuff but if we don’t talk about it, who will?
Wait. Your Worst Case Scenario cannot consist of your D getting in to a school. I don’t think that is allowed. That is totally avoidable before applying! =))
Maybe your Worst Case should be NOT winning the lottery? But, seriously, don’t let her make that choice if it affects your retirement!
Re: Diversity at schools like Emory, it’s funny because I have an Asian D who forgets she’s not white sometimes. I think she’ll fit in wherever she winds up. But, she also goes to a diverse HS like @VickiSoCal’s D.
@2muchquan I have an Af-Am D that forgot that for a long time. :)) Her views on diversity have evolved a lot over the past couple of years and she is very much looking forward to going to a school with more diversity. Being the only Af-Am kid in your class and ECs and having no Af-Am friends can be hard once you start to notice it, which for most of her life she didn’t.
I’m curious why I don’t see much at all – almost nothing – from CO residents about Colorado College. It’s one of my D17’s two/three top choices. Is it because it’s a small LAC? Curious because we live in a different state and before she totally gets her heart set on this one, I’d love to hear about it’s in-state reputation. (Speaking as a parent of a kid who won’t apply to any big rah-rah schools, not her thing.)
@JenJenJenJen I love everything I know about Colorado College. In fact it was first on my list of where I would want to go. My D seems to like it too, however I don’t think she likes it enough to get it. I think they look for kids that really really really want to be there. We aren’t in Colorado and have never visited so I can’t really answer your question though.
QOTH: I’m a little jealous of everyone else’s worst case scenarios. Mine is that my D completely shuts down and doesn’t bother doing any of the work to apply anywhere to only at the last minute decide she does want to go but it will be too late to have any options.
Also re: worse cases I dig that Pitt is rolling admissions as we are basically assuming it but shortly we should have it as a definite. Then it will cut down on some schools she apply to as she can basically eliminate any place she wouldn’t choose over Pitt.
D got another great essay done! She’s starting to feel the pressure though I think she’s doing great. We have a spreadsheet and we color code them as they get completed, with overlaps noted. She’s about a little more than 1/2 done. School starts in a little over 2 weeks. I’ll think she’ll make it (finishing all essays), though she’s skeptical.
The summer homework though…no progress at all. She just ordered her AP lit books from Amazon. sigh