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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a friend who was genuinely shocked that her son was not admitted to VT Engineering.  White male at a top 5 FCPS school, with great SATs, but a 3.9W after junior year.  He has been admitted to a couple of safeties, but they feel confident he will get into one of his outstanding schools (EA deferral or RD): CMU, UVA, GT or UC Davis (this was a few weeks ago, some may be out by now).

Highly educated seeming savvy parents. But, there is clearly some denial going on.

You have to base a college list on the kid you have, not the kid you wish you had.   The family eliminated GMU, JMU, Pitt, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, etc as not prestigious enough. 
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These parents don't seem to understand that if acceptance rates are less than 20/25% it is a Reach for everyone.   Does not matter what your stats are.  Feel bad for kids like this whose parents have not helped them identify good safety schools and explained that yes while they are smart and great stats, the top schools are reaches for everyone, so don't expect to get in and don't fall in love with them[/quote]

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