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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]STA?

Trinity College, Carleton, Colby, Colgate, UMich, Boston College, Boston U, Harverford, Tufts, Tulane, maybe Bowdoin

Reaches:  Wesleyan, Middlebury, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, maybe Cornell and maybe UMD [/quote]

You can scratch carleton, Haverford, Tufts, Bowdoin, And all the reaches except UMD from the list.[/quote]

+1. [/quote]OP, nothing beats a miss but a try, and I would hope you wouldn't be totally discouraged from applying.  My solid 'high B' son was accepted at Cornell, UCLA, Northwestern (aunt's alum), Berkeley, Middlebury, and a few others.  He did well on the SATs (700 math, 750 critical reading, 740 writing) but he was solidly into community service.  Not because it would earn points but because that is where his heart is and almost every essay was about his community service observations, solutions, etc, etc.

He was turned down at Stanford and Princeton.  His heart didn't break.  He is doing extremely well at Northwestern majoring in what he loves and taking courses he enjoys.

You should proceed and explore colleges that would meet your son's interest and take it from there.  You might take your concerns and questions to the admissions offices for advice and insight.

Good luck!![/quote]

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