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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've never seen a wealthy full-pay teen with good stats get rejected from Wisconsin, Michigan, and USC. You're going to get into at least one, so absolute worst-case your kid is at a top 40-ish university.

The folks who complain on message boards have mediocre unmotivated kids who simply don't care as much as the parents do. And also, parents with a kid currently at a 20 to 50 ranked school who exaggerate how difficult it is to get in, in an effort to make their kid sound more accomplished than s/he is.

Outside of the super elite, all universities are hard-up for money. A rich kid who looks like s/he'll graduate on time, has parents who are paying cash and will very likely donate, is a highly sought after applicant.[/quote]
so you just have to be wealthy? got it[/quote]

One or two parents making six figures and building a fat 529 doesn't mean you're wealthy per se. Or maybe the grandparents are paying for the grandkids' college. Strong but not perfect marks and no need to check the financial aid box makes you a shoo-in for at least one good university.[/quote]

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