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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who knows? My kid had rejections at schools that were really difficult to comprehend, and accepted at schools that were unexpected. Then there were the schools that WL, and then accepted with huge merit awards -- clearly they were playing games with the whole ranking thing. It is a terribly frustrating process.[/quote]

So, this is going to be tough.  How do kids get into T20 schools?  My DC's dream school is a T30 school and her stats will line up easily.  They denied a 1530/4.3, but accepted 1290/3.8 applicant.  I swear it wasn't like that back in my day.  Is a school a "reach" just based upon % accepted?  How many reach schools should be on the list?  [/quote]

The answer is that you do what you know you need to do and hope for the best. There are more kids whose stats line up than there are spots for high stats kids. Not every seat is going to a high stats kid. It was never a guarantee before, and it certainly isn't one now. So pick one, show a ton of interest, write a great "why this school" essay that is very specific, and apply ED. Then get excited about some likely schools.

Encourage them to choose a well placed ED, and one or two shoot for the moon applications, but focus the 'real' search on true safeties. Most kids we know are going to a college they love and that on paper looked like a "safety" -- in other words the most likely places they would be admitted. They had nice schools to choose from and great merit aid. So focus the bulk of your energy on schools most likely to accept. Also, if you child is interested in a big state schools, the odds are better since there are more seats to fill. It is really challenging if your child is mostly focused on small schools.[/quote]

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