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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can exhale now
I've had nightmares of a complete shut out... :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops: [/quote]

Congrats. I knew a kid at Gilman a few years ago who was completely shut out and one at BCC who was completely shut out. They weren't untalented kids, but they sure didn't know how to choose safeties. Both kids had parents who were able to pull strings to get them admitted to flagship state universities but it wasn't a done deal until well into the summer. [/quote]

:shock: I wonder if college counselor dropped the ball, or if the family was just completely unrealistic and refused to listen to the college counselor...

-Gilman mom[/quote]

The parents are Ivy grads who just couldn't seem to understand that legacy applications aren't what they used to be and that there is much more competition for the limited spots at any really competitive college than there was even 15 years ago. Don't think their son applied to any school not rated in the top 15 - national universities and liberals arts colleges. Their son is no dummy but you have to include safeties. He ended up at a state flagship and later transferred to a top 15. [/quote]

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