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[quote=Anonymous]Purely anecdotal and my personal opinion.

After lurking here for a few years and a lot of local gloom-and-doom from last year specifically, I’m surprised by the number of acceptances of DC and friends for [i]this[/i] cycle. They kept the number of their applications &lt; 10 (and most were even in the “handful” category of 5 or 6) and, so far, most seem to be getting “in” everywhere they’ve applied. Few applied to super reaches (I’m guessing self de-selection based on profile and/or pocketbook) but plenty of Top 20-50, including quite a few flagships both in- and OOS. Stress levels have already come way down, senioritis is setting in.  All are excited to be “done” and, most of all, excited about where they are headed in the Fall.

Not sure what I can attribute their collective success to other than they’re all good students (4.0+ weighted with a good cross-section of AP/DE/IB) with very well-rounded resumes (sports, clubs, community service, church, and paid employment). Maybe half are URM, 1st Gen, low SES, or women interested in STEM, but the success rate cuts across all demographics. [/quote]

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