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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The student here is definitely on the right track.

The school list is too big — pick 2 of the top privates, 2 of the Big Ten business schools, 2 of the Southern schools, and 2 schools that will provide strong aid. Even with the Common App, there shouldn’t be more than 8-10 schools.

Activities are good but I’m not really seeing the depth and leadership.

Also, they can lead off with marketing/entrepreneurship in essays for the business schools and speak to the woman in business angle for the smaller LACs/selective schools, while tying it back to how the school specifically helps them. If they do a selective school, they can major in really anything and go onto business, so that’s a way they can differentiate. Would recommend an actual business school with direct admit if possible to make the career placement, major, networking process easier as it’s all in one roof.[/quote]

8 to 10 is too few.[/quote]

2-3 safeties, 4-6 matches, 1-2 reaches. The numbers I gave add up to 7-11 but you get the point.

Anything over 10 is overkill. There are only so many top ranked undergrad business schools and selective privates that meet their criteria around ranking, geography, placement outcomes, student experience, etc. [/quote]

She could definitely add more reaches.  We get excellent results at our private and everyone submits over ten if they don’t get in ED/SCEA.[/quote]

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