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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, my son graduates in June and a year ago I felt completely hopeless. If you listen to DCUM and neighborhood chatter, you'll be convinced your kid won't get in anywhere. It's completely not true. You need to really pay attention to schools out there that may not have the marquee name value, take lots of tours, etc. There truly is a school out there for everyone. Don't lose hope.

Best advice is to start populating the Common Application as soon as it's live. Spend the summer banging out the essays. Apply early action/rolling wherever possible, and the acceptances will start rolling in by November. You'll breathe a huge sigh of relief with that first acceptance![/quote]

NP here.  I agree with your advice, but I asked on another thread what to do if your junior's grades have gone drastically downhill.  Should she still apply early, or wait until regular decision when - hopefully - the grades are better?  I am so stressed out about this.  And to make matters worse, she is failing her math class and will have to retake over the summer.  I truly feel like any hope at all has gone out the window.   :cry: [/quote]

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