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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]>>Are you considering Top 25 schools? A school in the 40-60 range recruits and admits very differently from a top 25 school.<<

What do you mean? [/quote]

Most of the hand winging about college admissions and extracurricular activities applies to the Top 25 schools ( the US college ranking)

With a few exceptions most other schools outside the Top 25 or 30 schools and the state flagships are  not selective enough for any of this extensive holistic admission planning to matter. It simply boils down to academics. If these schools are not on your list, college admission is basically a breeze. Too many seats, too few students[/quote]

The rankings that keep everyone on this forum up at night and about which they will argue and complain bitterly https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges[/quote]

Really? That would be great, if it's only the top 25 that are difficult to get into. I thought this hand wringing applies for the top 100 or so, no?[/quote]

Look up the data yourself OP. It really depends on a bunch of factors. Read one of the books and tell your kid to 1) get good grades and 2) get involved with a couple non-academic activities. That’s really all they need to do in 9th grade. [/quote]

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