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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is the problem for high stat kids…

There are only reaches and safeties no matches.

You apply to a safety because you are concerned you won’t get into your reaches and you might not get into your first choice safety due to yield protection.

You may apply to reaches and get rejected from all.

Kind of stinks to work so hard and have this happen.[/quote]

Get a grip. High stat kids have thousands of colleges to choose from. Please stop and seek help if necessary. [/quote]

New poster: genuinely high stats kids who have worked hard (versus all As for all) are usually not interested in those “thousands of colleges.” [/quote]

Why not?[/quote]

Though we both know you know why, I’ll answer anyway: Because their sights are higher, their academic history is what they worked on for years for it to result in a good placement relative to their ability, etc. not everyone, and there are other reasons to pick a lower ranked school, but in general, most high stats kids are applying to excellent schools.[/quote]

Not true.  Higher stats kids from more rural, not as well off areas are not applying to only T25 schools. They are applying to their state schools and hoping for merit

Also, Both of my kids applied to many schools in the 0-120 range.  My "average kid" with a 1280, 3.5UW, no AP picked between 2 ranked in the 80s.  I can for certain tell you there are at least 20%+ of the kids on that campus with high stats (1400). really smart, driven kids.  The school they attended has over 30% of kids graduating in the college of health sciences (heading to some type of medical degree ultimately)  
If your kid cannot find their cohort in the honors program at a school like that, then that might help explain why they are not "attractive to T25 schools" who are looking for the entire person for admissions.

Get over yourself, plenty of smart kids go to state school with merit or "a tier or two lower private" with excellent merit.  The thought of paying $90K/year isn't an option.

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