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[quote=Anonymous]Hi, this is my kid. If you kid has a few honors/AP/DE & gets a mix of grades, has a job, some rec sports & maybe something else, that’s the less vocal majority of kids in the area.

Honestly, if you have 60k/yr to spend & are looking at schools ranked 50+, there’s so many options: less popular out of state flagships, smaller private schools that do discount pricing, and everything in between (directional schools, second tier public, etc)

If you’re more budget conscious, and your kid doesn’t have an 8.0 gpa & cure cancer whilst being an Olympic athlete, there are still loads of options, just that your kid might have to compromise something (rah rah feel, location—maybe cold or rural, etc)

Frankly, there’s less to say when a school accepts 60-70%+ of applicants

We are in VA. Personally, my child is exploring JMU, maybe UMW, VT as a reach, VCU, Wisconsin publics (not UW-Mad; near extended family & good OOS tuition prices), Ohio University, and potentially smaller PA privates like Susquehanna. I’m confident he’d get into everything except VT & maybe JMU. So *lots* of options. All $40k or less (many $30k or less)

My thoughts: You student should challenge themselves. Maybe that’s taking math senior year, maybe it’s AP US History, maybe it’s taking a foreign language. A balanced schedule where they aren’t stressed but do stretch themselves in a course or 2. Additionally, have them be involved. Like sports but aren’t a super star? Play rec league, ref, and/or work at sports summer camps. Or like gaming? Consider esports, programming a game (or designing a board game), and/or join/create gaming club at school and actually be involved (vs just show up). Or maybe like drawing but aren’t prize winning? Work at art camp, take art classes outside of school, etc. Like history but not dealing with people? Volunteer digitizing documents online and doing your own research projects (not to be published just bc they are interested).

Just take a genuine interest & get involved. [/quote]

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