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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the process is easier if you have a medium-achieving student with medium goals. So, instead of a 4.0UW GPA with 10 AP tests with all 5s (and that's before senior year), varsity sport captain, etc, etc, you have a regular kid with a 3.5 GPA, a couple AP classes, a regular sport or EC or job. That first kid is qualified to go to any college or university but could get shut out, and the second kid knows they're aiming lower, probably picking schools with 70+% acceptance rates, and getting in most places.[/quote]

+1. My kid was in the second pot and has been accepted everywhere they applied.

These are really first world problems. [/quote]

+1 my kid was the second pot and is in a great situation - accepted everywhere applied with good merit scholarships. [/quote]

Would both of you guys mind sharing some of the schools your DC’s applied to?  My daughter seems to be in that second pot, and we’re starting to look at colleges now.  [/quote]

My kid is in the second group, and has always wanted to stay in state in MD. She's deciding between UMBC (with a small amount of merit) and Towson. UMD is also in the mix as a spring admit, which was a surprise to us, and I'm sure her stats were right on the edge there. [/quote]

I'd say my kids fall between the two groups -- more APs, unweighted GPAs 3.7-3.8, moderate to light ECs. One applied to UDel, JMU, VT and is going to VT (not engineering). The other doesn't want to go in-state but I required one in-state for a financial safety so she applied to UMW + several LACs ranked in the 70-80 range. Got merit at all of those to fit our budget and is going to one of the LACs. They each also applied to one reach that I knew they were very unlikely to get into (UVA for the big school kid, W&M for the small school kid). She picked the LACs based on location (reasonable drive from home), what they offered for her particular major, and availability of her favorite EC. [/quote]

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