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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, after you get into both, then ask the question. For most applicants, they're lucky if their kid gets into one, which is the one to which you will send your child.[/quote]

This is kind of a side point, but do schools share information about which applicants they plan to accept (in order to increase their yield, for example, and/or increase their selectivity factor)? Our child got an extra warm welcome at a school that we really liked, but then ended up waitlisted, even though child was accepted at much more competitive and (traditionally) sought-after schools. A friend in the know told us it was likely about gender and diversity balance in the class, plus sibling admits, but it still was surprising. Since then I've noticed posters on DCUM repeatedly saying that kids usually are only admitted to one of the most competitive schools (if any). But how is that possible? If a kid is a desirable admit to one of the big 3, for example, would the same be true for the other schools? Aren't they all looking for basically the same kind of student profile? Anyone with insight? [/quote]

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