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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My nephew started Googling colleges with rolling admissions and applying to 5 or 6 of those. He ended up getting accepted at all of them and picked the University of Iowa. He attended for 1 year and transferred to VA Tech.

He had excellent stats but according to his guidance counselor, he was just as above average as everyone else applying in his "bracket" and too above average for the safety schools to take him seriously.

His experience made me terrified for my own DS's process. We made sure to select a wide variety of schools just in case. We also did in-person visits/tours to the safety schools he really liked so it showed real interest on DS part. I'm not sure if that helped or not, but he got in at all his safety schools. [/quote]

The key concept that's missing here is customized essays. All other things being equal, admissions officers have a harder time refusing someone who can express enthusiasm with particular courses/professors, or something specific about that college. It's cheaper than a visit and a lot more powerful. Also, keep in mind that the Common App allows this: since you click submit for each college separately, you can tweak your personal statement each time.
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