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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look into Rice - top 20, but under the radar in this area. [/quote]

No. I have a B/B+ student at a private with a similar profile who went through admissions this year.  He was unhooked with a SAT well above 1500. There seemed to be a pretty hard cut off at schools with a less than 20-25% admissions rate.  [b]Schools that he hoped would be possibilities like University of Southern California and Rice were not options.[/b]  His choices looked like those mentioned in 13:36.  Schools where he was admitted or that were possibilities included: Michigan, UMCP, Wake Forest, Colgate, Emory, Tulane, Bucknell etc.

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When you say "were not options" do you mean he applied but didn't get in, or just decided not to bother applying because he figured he wouldn't get in?[/quote]

Ah, hope springs eternal, LOL.[/quote]

Yes, hope was springing eternal :} DS was hoping that the rigor of his courses at a tough school plus SATs that were around the 75% or higher for USC would be enough. The college counselor made clear that Rice was so far out of the question that he didn't apply. He was not admitted to USC.  FWIW, he actually worked a decent amount for his B+ GPA; it wasn't the case that he was a complete slacker. He was also in the highest level of classes in math and science. Other kids, however, were willing to work much harder.  He will attend one of the more competitive schools listed above.[/quote]

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