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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just to get this thread back to the OP's point: [b]I know a number of kids at my kid's private school who were turned down at all their reaches and some of their matches[/b], so yes, I'd have to agree that it's been a surprisingly competitive year, but I have nothing to compare it to. Our college counselor says the reaches (Ivies and the like) are now madness, and that no one, not matter how smart, is a shoe-in at any of these schools.[b] The top kids at my kid's school were turned down at some of the Ivies, and accepted at others.[/b] Why? Who knows? Does it really matter?
My kid doesn't know where she's going yet -- we have to see if we can wring a few more dollars out of the schools that offered her merit aid -- wish us luck! If none of the private colleges budges, then she's going in-state. She's a great student, but not at the tippy top. She got into some selective schools and not into others, got merit money from some and none from others. Hard to decipher why. I think every year becomes more brutal -- just so many kids applying to basically the same number of colleges. [/quote]

Why are either of the bolded statements indicative of an especially brutal admissions year?

Its extremely common for kids to be turned down by their reaches. That's why they're reaches. Its also common for kids to be turned down for some of their matches. That's why they're matches, not safeties.

Its also not at all surprising or unusual that top students got turned down for some Ivies & admitted to others. There are a lot of high schools out there, each with it's own "top" students, & all the Ivies can't admit all the top students. Different Ivies are looking for different things to balance out the class & some Ivies have more competitive admissions than others.

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