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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Build a balanced list of schools: reach, targets and safeties/likelies.  That means recognizing that any school with less than 20% acceptance rate is a Reach for ANYONE. So NU/Duke/HYPSM etc are a major reach for everyone---think of them as highly rejective.  So pick a few and apply and give it your all, but do not let your kid fall in love with them and make sure they know it's not likely to happen.

Pick targets where your kids scores are 50%+ and acceptance rates are 20-25%+.
Safeties are 50%+ acceptance rates and your kid's scores at/above 75%+
Likelies are 75%+ acceptance rates and kid's scores at/above 75+.

remember your kid must like all the schools and you must be able to afford them in order for them to be real and on your list.  A safety your kid doesn't want to attend is NOT a safety.

Pick at least 3-4 in each category and your kid will be fine come March/April senior year.  They will likely be in at 50% of their Targets and 50%+ of their safeties.  Reaches who knows, they might win the lottery.  
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Based on the other post, no public university is a true safety for anyone because they do yield protection. [/quote]

You have really oversimplified this. I will say that MOST public universities are "safeties" for OP's kid.[/quote]

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