@AmyBeth68 the tough thing is it is dd21 15th birthday and last day of 1st semester and they have off tomorrow. We are going out to dinner tonight to celebrate the birthday. The one time I would have liked to have the decision a day later…
The first thing she said is well I guess I’m going to Clemson. I said well UNC is tomorrow and says no way I am getting in there.
Aww @burghdad, I am so sorry to hear that. It is so painful when we see our kids hurting. I will say this whole application deal is such a roller coaster. I have seen people denied at some schools only to be accepted at what many consider higher caliber schools, so you just never know. Best of luck on UNC, although Clemson IS a great choice, too!
That really stinks @burghdad. So sorry.
@burghdad Dang!!! So sorry. That’s just crazy.
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Sorry for your daughter’s news. Another example of this very imperfect process.
Thanks for all the positive support.
@burghdad that’s a shocker - great stats - clearly a preference for instate at UVA. Clemson or UNC will be lucky to have her.
@burghdad Sorry for the bad news. But as you know, so much of this process isn’t a reflection on the student, but a reflection on the class the admissions committee is trying to craft. I know a girl who was rejected at UVA and Carnegie, waitlisted at MIT, with only Dartmouth still unheard from. As you can imagine, she was convinced she wasn’t getting in. Well you know how this story ends – accepted to Dartmouth! I’m hoping the same holds true for your daughter!
Sorry @burghdad. This admissions game is not always fair. I will hope UNC works out and if not, Clemson is a fabulous Plan C.
I’m so sorry, @burghdad . It’s impossible to know why these decisions don’t turn out the way we think they will and feel they should.
Hopefully the birthday celebration will be a nice distraction.
I’m sorry @burghdad! I hope your D takes time to “mourn” this and then puts them in the rear view mirror. Hugs to her.
At Dd’ s school, the valedictorians are set by the lowest weighted GPA who had 4.0 uw GPA. So, although DD has on 3.7 GPA, her 13 ap classes and 9 honors give her presently a weighted GPA above the lowest weighted GPA for the 4.0 uw GPA kids. So DD seems on track to be one of the roughly 30 valedictorian.
The number of valedictorian has ranged from ten to high twentys depending on each years cut. This year, one student has taken almost no honors or aps while maintaining straight a’s. School is on track for a record number of valedictorian, to DD benefit.
Sorry @burghdad as this year stats seem I’m really high.
Sorry @burghdad. My d was deferred from UVA (my alma mater) today, so I feel your pain.
@burghdad, that is too bad. Thanks for sharing the information - it is helpful for us all to know.
One other thing, which may not apply at all to your daughter, but is probably clear to all of us now that we’ve hung out on CC, is that there are so many other things that a stellar applicant could be lacking. For my kind, smart, hard-working, high-stats son, it is common for the few people who become aware of his SAT and GPA , who know he does a fair amount of volunteer work, etc. to say he is a shoe-in anywhere he wants to go. We know that is not true (for example, he did not get in to his big reach despite applying ED and us being full pay). In addition to there being a limited number of slots and all sorts of incredible applicants for a lot of these schools, there are specific ways he could be a stronger candidate - for example, he could have all 5s on his APs, higher SAT II scores, been involved in research, written better essays, demonstrated more leadership, attended a more rigorous high school, had a better interview, etc. I’m not minimizing his accomplishments at all, but there are many concrete criteria that my son didn’t have.
It’s completely fine that he didn’t get into his reach - he will have a lot of great opportunities, regardless. However, I do think that there is a lot we didn’t know prior to the college application process and quite a few things we would have at least discussed with him as possible approaches if we had been aware of them.
@burghdad so sorry for your daughter, it’s hard to know what they are looking for. D18 deferred OOS from UVA, disappointed but glad to still be in the running. Deferred from Villanova, also out of presidential scholarship running there. These kids will end up where they are supposed to, best of luck as the process continues.
Sorry @burghdad and Burghdad’s daughter!
So sorry @burghdad what a bummer to get that news on her sister’s birthday! I hope she’s able to put it quickly behind her and allow the birthday to distract her a bit.