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[quote=Anonymous]I started the other thread about how many and which schools DC should visit. Since many people recommended coming up with safeties, can you help me understand how you identify them? What percentile for GPA and standardized tests does DC need to be in for a school to be a safety? If a student is too far above the median, might he be rejected because the college knows it's only his safety? As for identifying schools we know we can afford, DC would really do better (we think) at a smaller college, and it appears the small colleges are all much more expensive than the large OOS universities (like 50-60k for tuition plus room and board). I don't think DC is going to have the test scores to get substantial merit aid from a SLAC. I would love to be wrong, but my understanding is that such aid goes to the 2200+ kids that the SLACs are trying to woo from the top schools. [/quote]
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