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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Frankly, I think I will have some serious health issues due to the college admission process. I am so freaking stressed. Kid is a Junior. High Stat. But who is not high Stat right now? [/quote]
It all comes down to the making of the list, understanding safeties, matches, and reaches.  Ideally, an early or rolling admission to an affordable safety can really take the weight off.  Look to your in-state options and to privates at the back end of the top 100, say 80-ish.  Even if not a safety outright (>50% acceptance rate), any school can become a safety once that acceptance is in hand, hence the benefit of getting an acceptance [i]early[/i].

Then for the reaches and matches, the list may be longer than in prior years due to greater uncertainty under current test optional policies.  Plan for this to take a long time, deferrals and waitlists may be involved.  Patience.

Make sure you have a handle on the affordability of each college on the list.  That is something you can start doing now.[/quote]

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