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[quote=Anonymous]I would tell my kid to apply only to early action schools that he's in the 75% or higher for all stats. 100% deferrals in that round (including from safeties) tanked months of his senior year and caused a lot of stress. For my next, if  her sports recruitment doesn't work out, she'll apply to one realistic, first choice school ED and one or two real safeties either rolling or early action, then save the rest for regular decision.

As far as a year or two or out, at that point that's much that can be done as far class decisions. Your track--at least in my kids' private--is pretty much set and there's not much of a way to stray from it. My kids were locked out of most high-level courses because they weren't tracked that way from 4th grade on. I remember thinking parents who were obsessed with getting their kids into advanced classes in 4th grade were nuts. It turns out they were right.

Lastly, grades grades grades. That's what matters most. Test scores will be important again, too. But GPA, in as high level courses as possible, is what counts most. ECs are nice, but it is all about the GPA.[/quote]

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