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[quote=Anonymous]I actually wouldn’t do anything differently. What worked for us was: - Looking at the Freshman profile of desired schools early on to get a realistic sense of the SAT/ACT scores and number of AP/IB/DE classes needed to be competitive. - Having candid conversations about budget and finances halfway through sophomore year of high school. - Running the Net Price Calculator for any school the kids liked. (We saved a lot of time and energy by ruling out schools we couldn’t afford.) - Applying to a balanced list of 10 schools Early Action that included at least two academic/financial “safety” schools where they felt they could be happy. (These schools also tend to give decisions earlier, which takes the pressure off.) - Waiting to do out-of-state visits until they had been accepted. Both kids ended up being accepted to their top choices and are currently attending T30 schools. [/quote]
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