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[quote=Anonymous]I haven't looked at the other replies to this thread, but I'll throw out one recommendation that I wish every parent and kid would follow: DON'T LOOK AT USNWR RANKINGS. Or any other rankings. Don't get sucked into that vortex of trying to decide whether a school ranked #17 is really better than one ranked #28, whether anything over #50 is "below" your child, which is more "prestigious", etc. The rankings nonsense is, I think, responsible for a huge part of the stress and confusion that has overtaken the college application process.
My kid applied to 11 schools-- accepted to 8, WL at 3, no rejections. I don't know where any of them rank on USNWR or any other list, and I don't care. Their acceptance rates this year ranged from about 6%-70%. They are all great schools, DD could have been happy at any of them, and each would serve her well in different ways. We researched the hell out of her options, and had a good sense of how competitive they are in terms of admissions (and obviously guessed well, based on her acceptances), and most importantly, felt confident they could all be a good fit for her. [/quote]

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