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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]so my good/not perfect kid got into every school ranked 60-150 that she applied to.  and they are all great, and she will get a good education and job from any of them.

maybe you need to chill out and accept the reality.

the system is nuts- maybe they should allow just 2 total applications per kid to top 50 schools, instead of letting all the high performers in the county blast off 12+ applications to the same top 50 schools.  Recipe for heartbreak for those who don't recognize the craziness of it.[/quote]

I agree---my good/not perfect kid got into all schools ranked 75-150 they applied to.  Got a great education, has a good job and is fully adulting.  That's the goal.  They are happy---process was not too painful/stressful.

My really smart (but not perfect) 1500/3.99UW kid had a very balanced list with 3 reaches, 3 targets and 3 safeties.  Got into all 3 targets and all 3 safeties (with a decent amount of merit at most), got WL at one reach, first semester abroad at 2nd reach, ED deferred then rejected at the T10.  It played out exactly as we expected (but we still hoped to win the lottery).  The 3 reaches had admission rates below 5-9% that year.  My kid knew it was a crap shoot, worked hard on applications but also focused on the other 6 applications---the ones they knew really mattered and wanted to ensure they got into.  Interviewed, did the supplemental essays and did everything possible to ensure those schools knew they wanted to attend.   Now it helps that for the reaches my kid was at 75-80% (not just 50%+) for scores (and acceptance rates in the 35-35%).  But that's because they were the right fit schools for that kid.  
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