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[quote=Anonymous]It's hard to know without being there whether the college counselor just does not know your kid and is being overly cautious, or whether you are being overly optimistic.  I would say often there is a bit of both going on--I had my heart set on a SLAC that my college counselor thought was totally out of my reach due to the stats of prior admits.  I got in, because it was a place that had holistic admissions and was looking for a certain sort of student, and took the "Why X College" essay very seriously.  On the other hand, my dad wanted me to apply to Stanford "just because" when I wasn't even close to being qualified--which would have just been a waste of an application.

I would not set your heart on getting into Princeton, Williams, Stanford, etc. because the acceptance rates are 5-10% and make sure that you apply to safeties and match schools as well.  But I would send in applications to those schools anyway.  If you are first generation immigrants, your DC does have a story to tell, and I wouldn't have her shy away from that.

Send in applications to your "dream" schools, but also to some safeties.  Also don't apply ED, so you can compare financial aid packages.[/quote]

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