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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Copied from Reddit below:

[i]Seems like a lot of yield protection boys, lemme list me and my friends stats (we're all in-state, and we all got waitlisted)

Me - 1540 SAT, 3.94/4.49 gpa. Decent ECs, few board positions and founded a club

Friend 1: 1570 SAT, 3.93/4.48 gpa. Better ECs than mine, a few awards and a paid internship.

Friend 2: 1530 SAT, 4.0/4.5 gpa, way better ECs than mine, ISEF alternate, national level debater, president of a couple clubs and internships.

Friend 3: 1530 SAT, 3.93/4.48 gpa, on par with me for ECs, a couple board positions and Tennis varsity captain.

What a joke.[/i][/quote]

VT knows these kids won't attend as their first choice.

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But they likely would be happy to attend as their best value once they get all their acceptances.[/quote]

And if they knew that upfront, they should have applied ED. Part of what is coming home to roost is the arrogance of high-stat kids (and their parents?) to collect acceptances from colleges they know they won’t attend. This is not a game. [b]If a smart student can’t realistically identify a college that will accept them and their family can afford, they may lack common sense[/b]. Perhaps, parents need to be more involved in the application selection and strategy process. [/quote]
Really? I doubt you have better common sense. So there is no point for having the concept of safety, match and reach schools?[/quote]

There is, but when your reach is MIT, your match is Cornell, and your safety is VA Tech, there may be a problem, particularly if money is an issue (the previous poster mentioned value). If money is an issue, why not ED to UVA or VATech and target other state schools like Purdue or Illinois (for engineering). [/quote]

Because for kids who money really is an issue, they need to compare financial aid packages and can't ED, :roll: [/quote]

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