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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS with 3.82 (high rigor); 33 ACT and non-Stem /business /Econ major (true humanities major) with strong pointy related ECs.
Private selective non-DMV high school.

He’s finished with his RD apps. 
Deferred from both NU (ED) and Tulane (EA).

He’s got a bunch of decisions from large flagships coming in next month. Concerned he falls into that middle space and may get dinged everywhere else.

Thoughts on chances for these reaches:

Colgate
Bucknell
Middlebury
Wesleyan
Williams
Wake
Emory
Vanderbilt
Wash U
Rice 
Brown

Thoughts on chancing him?

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OP Update:

Colgate - admitted 
Bucknell - admitted 
Middlebury - WL
Wesleyan - admitted 
Williams - rejected
Wake - WL
Emory - admitted 
Vanderbilt - rejected 
Wash U - rejected 
Rice - admitted !!
Brown - admitted !!
Northwestern - rejected
Tulane - WL

Crazy!  
- Good highly tailored essays/ applications make a big difference (I don’t think he reused any of the essays other than PS and spent weeks customizing and finalizing. I did help with editing). 
- very niche non-Stem major and unique long duration ECs that are atypical of HS student
- Getting extra letters of recommendations where schools will allow a third (and fourth)recommendation also may have made a difference. 
- Adding more detailed information into the “additional information” section of the common app to really showcase interests and Personality
- unique videos

- Kid is going to 2 more admitted students events this month.

Thank you everyone for all of the advice. 
Think the private school counseling office really helped here. 
Non-DMV private.

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This is amazing and thanks for updating.  It goes to show you never know 100% what someone else has in their application profile and what made them stand out.  Nor do we know exactly why NU may have said no, but Brown said yes.   Now the fun part of making a decision.[/quote]

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