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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My Sidwell senior got into 3 Ivies.  All in RD. Going to one.  It does happen.  Completely unhooked.  Not legacy, not URM, not first generation, not an athlete.  Very high stats. Hugely disappointing outcomes in early round, including safeties. Kid then wrote roughly 30 unique essays derived from 9 “root” essays, which I think made a critical difference IMO in the RD round.  Kid’s passion for deep intellectual inquiry came through loud and clear.  The essays were not perfunctory.   We accepted the reality that my kid “checked no boxes” in the early round.  If unhooked, accept the fact that in the early round colleges focus on their institutional priorities and my unhooked kid doesn’t fall into any of those categories.  Stay focused on making the essays extraordinary because high stats kids may have a tendency to undervalue the importance of the essays.  It took me a long time to convince my kid of this, but it finally broke through and fortunately worked out.  All the while, my kid remained very happy for the hooked kids and felt almost all were fully deserving of the opportunities they got.  Kid was constructive and so was I.   I’m trying not to sound preachy, but focus on what you can control not what you cannot.   [/quote]

I don't think you sound preachy and think this is great advice.  We have advised our children to pay attention details during visits (or online if not visiting) regardless of reach/safety.  What are the reasons why you would want to attend this specific school and how will you fit into their community? You need to get this across in the applications, it can't just be a cookie cutter that could apply to any school. Congrats to your DC.[/quote]

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