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[quote=Anonymous]No one can give you the secret sauce OP. The reality is that an 8.4% admissions rate means that 91+% of all kids who apply are rejected. And most of those kids are fully qualified. ED is the one thing you can do to perhaps shift the odds slightly in your kid's favor - it looks like half the admits come during the ED phase. Once they've filled half the class, they can afford to be especially picky during RD. Fwiw I have a colleague whose DD applied this year - valedictorian, massive if predictable ECs, tons of awards and leadership positions, nat'l merit scholar, from a non-coastal state. Waitlisted. I heard from another contact about his DC who was deferred at Northwestern in ED and then rejected. She was a top student w/1540 SATs at a very well-known private school, would have been a third generation legacy. One parent was on an alumni board and a significant donor. Assume your kid will be WL or rejected, and plan accordingly.[/quote]
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