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[quote=Anonymous]PP.  Also...the real shortcut here is to look at the pattern of last year's seniors at your high school.  Except for very elite high schools that are sending kids all over the U.S., most schools follow a regional pattern.

In my district, which is between UMC and MC, a huge number of kids with 3.5 or above go to our 2nd hardest state school to get into.  A few, with 3.8s and the fancy resume, go to the hardest state school to get into.  Beyond those, any kid who wants to go to college can find one.  This repeats every year.  Few kids leave the state because local schools are affordable.

If your school has the application software packages Naviance or SCOIR, you can quickly investigate how different applicants have fared based on GPA/SAT.

You and your kid should have fun with this process.  If you are not scrapping for let's say Top 30, there are lots of choices and you just have to find the right combo of attributes.

Also, don't underestimate the value of being a geographic diversity candidate somewhere far away.  That might be a good hook.[/quote]

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