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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First of all "Big 3" does not guarantee admission anywhere.

Publics always do better in this area.

[b]Parents need to do their jobs and have their kids target safeties as well. [/b][/quote]

OP here. 
These are kids who applied only to schools 50-125 and are not getting in.  They thought they had safeties.  [/quote]

The RD round of decisions hasn't even happened yet, so this is complete BS.[/quote]

yes.  
But the kids that the college advising office is talking about have been rejected from all (or all but one) of their EA options and applied to 20+ schools.
This is what is being talked about: kids who applied to places like Auburn, Wisconsin, Indiana, Clemson, Wake Forest, Penn State etc---all ED and EA and all outright rejections (not deferrals). [/quote]

Why would those schools want someone in the bottom half of their class? [/quote]

My DC is at one of these schools and is in the bottom half of the class. I can confirm my DC was rejected EA from Auburn and Boulder. Around a 3.2 GPA. ACT composite is 33 with several subsections 35. I know people want to dismiss test scores, but I put them out there to show you that the kids at the bottom of the class are still highly capable students. [/quote]

I had a kid like that last year too.  Same GPA and ACT at big3.  Got into all likelies and targets and 1 reach.  We were never told to try again.  Actually  counselor was more than kind and always encouraged DC.  Sometimes it works out.  You just never know what college is looking at.  And no we are not URM or athlete.  [/quote]

I am the PP with the rejections. Our counselor has not told us to try again and has been super encouraging as well. We are all hopeful a few of the deferrals and RD applications will work out. But Auburn was considered a safety, so the rejection was surprising. [/quote]

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