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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any school that rejected a kid. Yield protection is a coping mechanism used by many on here when kids get rejected. [/quote]
I disagree. If two ivies accept and a top 75 rejects, it's not a copying mechanism. Yield protection is real.[/quote]

If it’s a consistent pattern, maybe. But it’s also possible that the student did something in the application to the T75 school to warrant the rejection. There are a lot of kids now applying to 25 or more schools and it’s hard not to make mistakes/get sloppy with the essays. [/quote]

Such a perfectly impervious theory. Didn’t get in? You should have applied to more schools. Still didn’t get in? You applied to too many schools. No matter what happens, it’s always the kid’s fault. [/quote]

If you apply to a good list of Reach/target/safeties/likelies and show demonstrated interest at all (ie convince them yes you are my #1 choice), even your high stats kid will get into at least 50% of their targets and safeties.  
The key is anything with a Sub 20% acceptance rate is a reach for Everyone.  And you need a few targets where your kid is 75%+ for stats and acceptance rate of 30%+ to ensure that happens.  
But if you do that, 95%+ of kids will have it work out. 
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