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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Applicants with lower stats 30 years ago got in for the same reasons now: diversity, sports, donor and legacy. Push for 1st gen is new. Most people didn’t know in the past because we didn’t have access to data such as Naviance and CDS. However, more kids are applying/ going to college than previous generations, which includes more middle and working class families. That has created increased competition for the wealthy and UMC.

And yes, any school that accepts less than 25% of applicants is a reach for most students or else they have a hook which could increase the odds to classify the school as a target. No competitive school is a safety.

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I could be wrong, but it also seems like greater emphasis on fewer schools.  Maybe it’s a function of my family’s wealth (or lack of) and where I grew up, but I only knew a few people who applied to Ivy League schools.[/quote]

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