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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My average student has done quite well. I could be wrong but maybe it’s effecting the high stat kids more. Just look outside the same 50 schools everyone is applying to and apply broadly and your student will get into some. It’s a numbers game. But don’t despair it’s not as bad as people on DCUM/CC make it out to be.[/quote]

Same with my kid with a GPA of 3.3. Or maybe I’m just more realistic about which schools he should apply to. [/quote]

No need to take a jab.  What is a target school for a 3.85UW gpa/1400 SAT student?  My DC was rejected from JMU.[/quote]

How many students from their school applied to JMU?[/quote]
I don't know.  By all accounts (school counselor, Naviance, JMU stats, etc.), JMU was a target. Kid was at a competitive FCPS school, so the T20 (30?) schools were off the table (they applied to one reach and the rest were safeties or targets, although they got into none of the targets. If you have some inside knowledge about how a student should know what is a target school for those stats, please advise.  I have another child (straight A student) who is also having a tough time with admissions this year -- they have gotten into schools with 60-80% acceptance rates, but that's it so far.  I find it hard to believe that kids with a decently strong academic record can't get into a good, large in-state school.  [/quote]

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