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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait listed at a school very similar to South Carolina.[/quote]

I agree that NCS has some 'splaining to do if the student had a 3.0, 99-percentile scores, and this wait-list result remains the student's best option.  Maybe the essays/recs were terrible, but that should be avoidable.

One problem might be that some big, out-of-DMV universities did not comprehend how that 3.0 at NCS was harder to get than most of the public 4.0s they see.  NCS has to ensure that their students aren't being shortchanged in that regard.

Applying to a bunch of SLACs probably would have made sense here.  Maybe  Sewannee, Wheaton, or similar.  Wherever she ends up going, I would bet  there will be plenty of impressive students there, since there are just so many great kids out there and only a very limited number of top-25 freshman slots.[/quote]

A kid with 3.0 and 99th percentile scores will have trouble with college admissions only if the child and parent allow it.  I seriously doubt NCS or any other top tier private school advised the achools that this child got wait-listed. It sounds like a lot of reaches were applied to.  
I am sorry that this happened, but I seriously do not think the school is to blame.[/quote]

Whether the school is to blame or not (and I think it is -- their job is to know the child and guide the child to be the best they can be), the sobering takeaway is that, at NCS, a B average is either the bottom of the class (which explains college results) OR the middle of the pack at NCS gets waitlisted at a University of South Caroline type school (per the parent).  Is University of South Carolina a reach for a middle of the pack student with excellent scores at one of the best regarded schools in the country?  This is the disconnect.

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