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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread scares me. DD is a junior and I’m afraid that she won’t even get into her safety school. I’ve been hearing about a lot of well qualified kids being rejected from UMD CP. [/quote]

Well-qualified kids get rejected all the time do she needs to do her research and know it is hard.

Also keep in mind that a safety school is one with at least a 50% admit rate that you can afford and your kid would be happy attending. If your child applies to 2-3 that fit that definition they won’t be shut out. It is far harder to find these than fixating on a dream school.

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That is not what a safety school is. Admits rates do not matter.  VT has way over a 50% admit rate and an average kid would get denied all day long. 
It is how kids in your school tend to do in that school. If you are way above Naviance green grid. It is being about the 75% average of their GPA and test scores. And lately some luck. [/quote]
Being above isn’t necessarily good enough if the school you are shooting for highly selective, and if you are out of state applying to one of the better ranked state flagships (UC, Michigan), it definitely isn’t enough.

That’s the point. You need more, and how “more” is defined in any given year is impossible to determine in advance (except recruited athletes).

I still go by the 50% rule. VT, UVA, WM are reaches for most Virginia students and if you are above 75%, VCU and CNU are your safeties[/quote]

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