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[quote=Anonymous]There's some good insight in this thread.

It is critical to understand that the most important impact on your kid's chances at any particular school is what the other kids in your school are doing.

This year, in our graduating class of around 600, we had no idea when formulating the application list. We did not even know who all the high achievers were!  It is really a crap shoot when 40 kids are applying to Penn.

If you really want to get into a top 20 school, use your ED option wisely (if you want), and try to focus on a school that is relatively undersubscribed from your school.

The HYPS SCEA pool is filled with high achievers just like OP's kid, with national awards or very specific specialty talents, so a tough go. If not doing ED, maybe better to try for an REA at Georgetown to keep RD options open. Although Georgetown at our school was into the 4.0 UW GPA above other applicants with other strengths.

Also, people hate this on DCUM, but you do increase your odds in the reach category by applying to more schools  It only takes 1 and at that level, results can be a little more random. [/quote]

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