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[quote=Anonymous]^^ I agree with 16:53 They included several schools I would have suggested but also want to add your student should have a good shot at the top LACs like Amherst, Williams, Bowdoin and Pomona.

If it were my kid (and I have three who have gone off to college and done well in the admissions process), I would let them apply to their dream school with those stats. They deserve to dream. I would then try to have a second, similar school for ED2. I don't think your child will fall down to 50+ if they don't get in early. I think most of the time, individual schools are a crapshoot but the level is clear. So if your child doesn't get into UPenn, he or she may still get into Northwestern or Cornell; they aren't normally going to end up at U of Kansas.

The other recommendation I have is that if this student doesn't get in ED,  consider applying to a foreign university. They are much more predictable and based on scores. So they may be able to have a 'safety' which is no safety -- a place like McGill or U Toronto.  [/quote]

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