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[quote=Anonymous] Hmm. I think the real message here is: Have a realistic sense of where the applicant might end up. 1. Don't throw most of your application chances away on reaches. 2. Matches are schools where you're at the very top of the grade/score mid-range that most schools publish. 3. A safety can only be a safety if the applicant tailors their supplemental essay to the school in a convincing enough way that they don't exert yield protection. 4. If you're only applying to tiny schools, there's only so many students they can accept each year. In that case, you'd better apply to more schools. The worst mistake a high-achieving private school student makes is applying to 10 SLACS with grades/scores that hit smack in those schools' mid-range. Because they take a few hundred freshmen a year, and the student isn't Ivy League level so doesn't stand out as a priority admit.[/quote]
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