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[quote=Anonymous]If your kid is at a school that offers AP Eng Lit, AP Calc, and AP Chem to freshman and sophomores and offers more than 5 post-AP courses, then you are at a school with a lot of competition. Are there not other students at this school with 36 ACTs and 1570+ SATs? And, likely, these students probably have better ECs than your kid? This type of school is likely in an UMC suburban bubble in your western state which likely has a lot of kids applying to T30 schools. Bottom line -- your kid will have a lot of competition.

If your kid likes to write essays and fill out very involved applications, then there is no problem with applying to the T30 schools that you are getting starry-eyed for. But, if they get it, then what? You tell them no because you cannot afford it? These schools are going to cost you more than $30,000 per year.

If you want other options for your kid, then apply to some of the many other lower-ranked schools suggested in this thread that will likely offer very good merit aid. Then your son will likely have several different options to choose from in addition to the big state U that they like.

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