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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I heard from a friend today that this happened to her son. Does this happen more often than we think? I remember some stories from last year, but I didn't come across any examples until today. Now her son thinks he won't get in anywhere.[/quote] Yes it happens. We are at a Big 3 and yes kids with high high stats that were admitted to Ivies often will get rejected from lower ranked schools. You can see and the counselor said it is because of a variety of reasons. Usually the schools don't think you will attend and know it is their safety. Also kids in the past from your school admitted did not attend. Tell her to reassure them. He will get in somewhere. [/quote] Daughter who graduated HS in 2020: Accepted at VTech, Syracuse, Temple, CNU, Towson Waitlisted at Wake Forest Rejected at UVA, UMD She saw UMD as somewhat of a safety, even though we knew admission has become increasingly competitive. Come to find out, they were even more selective, especially for OOS students like her. [/quote] This is just a sign of your misunderstanding of selectivity. Given your list, the rejections/WL are predictably the harder admits. This doesn't suggest being rejected from a safety...[/quote] You're missing my point. There is no misunderstanding of selectivity here. My point is that we, like many parents/students (mistakenly) saw UMD as a much higher likelihood of admission and subsequently saw it as somewhat of a safety. We learned the hard way that wasn't the case. As evidenced by the conversation on this thread, there are still parents that, like us, saw certain schools as safeties, even though they are far from it. [/quote]
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