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Originally Posted by southbymidwest
Not that I am aware of anymore- they will publish 25%-75% ACT/SAT spreads, GPA averages for the current freshman class, etc., but you can never be sure until you get the notification that you are in.
Ahh, found the term I was looking for regarding a university trying to figure out if they are of importance to an applicant-they look for "demonstrated interest" in the form of visits, requests for information, discussions with admissions officers, etc. They track this stuff. Read it in a "Chronicle of Higher Education" article a few years back, was also echoed by daughter's high school counselor.
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Yes, and this may be why she was waitlisted at Wellesley. She decided, last minute, to apply there.. no visit, no demonstrated interest ahead of time. One of her best friends since kindergarten will be swimming for them and she the application was free. When she scratched U Chicago off of her list, she added Wellesley. She is hoping that this will be the difference with Barnard since she went there for their Young Women's Leadership Institute last summer.
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Originally Posted by DubaiSis
I think this whole process would be really exciting but soooo anxiety-inducing.
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It is.. both, totally.
College confidential's Northwestern board was going nuts last night because Northwestern didn't publish results on the 4th Thursday of the month for the first time in 4 years. These kids are going insane over these decisions.
The Barnard board is going crazy too. Some people have called the admissions office and were told that decisions were being mailed yesterday or today. Others called and were told late next week. However, international students receive an email and they haven't gotten their emails yet, so decisions have likely not been mailed yet. For the past 7 years, accepted students get a large express mail envelope. Rejected get a regular envelope, not express.
I am regretting that I didn't push hypoallergenic to apply to some of the state schools where she would have gotten free ride tuition scholarships. I'm trying to let her follow her dreams, but perhaps I didn't push for some more practical options too. More safeties would have been a good idea. She considered "target" schools to be safeties and the rest are definitely "reach" schools.