Yale yes Texas no

My neice who is a senior sent out five college apps:
Texas
Yale
Stanford
Rice
Duke
Ok here is the strange part, she got offers from Yale, Standford, Rice and Duke, Texas said no, how in the hell does Yale say yes and UT said no?
Strange strange world.

 

My guess is that the admissions office has seen smarter on campus.

 

I'm curious. She had to have been top 10% of her graduating class, right? Didn't Texas have to accept her?

 

She probably is out of state.

 

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

she has to be from out of state.

 

Didn't this happen with W as well?

 

texas is uber-competitive out of state. theres only so many out-of-state slots available.

 

Texas Admissions is also choked by the 10% rule. If she went to a really good high school (like a magnet school) she could be an excellent student, and not be in top 10%, while a bunch of dumbasses who go to a ****-*** school can be top 10%.

 

so where is she going to go?

of those 4, i'd go to Stanford.

 

My brother was accepted by three top 25 law schools (U of VA, Notre Dame, and Wash U), but not Texas. He is from Texas and went to Texas undergrad. Go figure.

 

The only solution for her is to go to ACC, wait tables at Chuy's and apply again next year. No need to settle for Stanford, Rice, Duke, or Yale.

 

hell, stanford waives tuition for any student whose family is making under $100k.

 

bih, i think you are wrong. if you want to go to an ivy, and you get in, you can do financial aid or the school will cover it.

 

When I was graduating highschool (10 years ago) a guy from Yale came and talked to some of us, and he said that if you get in they will make sure you'll get financial help from somewhere so that you can stay in.

 

Virtually every elite school guarantees that they will make it possible for anyone who is accepted to attend.

 

They also do a good job of not accepting a bunch of poor people.

 

Just a sig test Jive.

 

I agree, go with Stanford. And yes, there are a lot of financial aid available there.