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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just read Harvard had a 3% acceptance rate in 65000 applications.  https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/4/1/admissions-class-of-2026/

At some point the odds will get so long that applicants will drop back down. I’m not encouraging my DS to even aim for them. He’s got another year and is likely in the ballpark on GPA (3.9UW) and test scores (1520/35) but if he’s going to apply to say, 10, schools, none of them should have <5% admit rate.  Even <10% seems like a wasted app.  Do people really think these schools offer magical experiences that can’t be equaled at schools with more reasonable odds?  Because I’m not one of them. [/quote]

You aren't alone.  We approached the college search process in the same way.  My DS: ranked 7/365, 3.96UW, 13 APs, 36 ACT, magnet program, multi-sport athlete, captain of one, worked one of those crappy jobs (for three years) that college admissions officers love to see, committed volunteer activity.  He didn't apply to a single Ivy.  His college advisor put a few on his list but didn't push them and neither did we.  He knew he was one of many out there with the same profile and he didn't want to roll those dice.  Plus, he wanted a smaller school - even smaller than Dartmouth. He found several great SLACs and smaller universities that he truly loved.  In the end he ED'ed to a SLAC that had an admit rate in the low teens (low but double the Ivy's) but that almost no one around our area has ever heard of and he loves it.  There is life outside the Ivy League.  I congratulate all the kids who did get in to their dream Ivy - I hope it is what they always thought it would be.  [/quote]

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