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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]May I summarize what is happening here?

Top stat kids are in a position where they need to apply 20+ colleges in order to get in anywhere they feel they deserved to be in.

Top stat kids (top 10% of any high schools)are more or less applying the same list of schools- top50 U and top 30 LAC. And schools in the big cities (Boston, NYC, LA)and nice towns get very popular.

Their application more or less all look similar. 
It’s literally about who gets to read it and find it intriguing. Basically random luck. Fit might be important but it’s actually a luxury in this climate.

Yes, you need a handful of targets and safeties. But apply as many reach as you can and choose from where you get in. Then you can talk about the fit amongst where you got in.

Again, I’m talking about top stat kid who didn’t make it to ED or EA at desired schools.

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Key issues is "Top stat kids are in a position where they need to apply 20+ colleges in order to get in anywhere they feel they deserved to be in."

They need to rethink "where they feel they deserve to be in"

At the core that is the issue. So many with "top stats" feel they must attend a T25-30 school.  Once you get over that mindset, you can run a much better process.  Why would you randomly apply to T25 schools just because "you deserve to be there"?   Why not search and find places you actually want to be?   You are approaching the process incorrectly, IMO.  Putting prestige (based loosely on an antiquated rankings system) at the top rather than actually searching quality for your kid---where will they fit in, where will they be happy, because that is where they will excel the most.   There is no way more than 3-4 schools in the T20 are all "the perfect/best school" for any single kid.  Each university is so different.

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Why do you think they want anything less than they deserve?
They skipped two math levels and finishing high school with Multi-variables.
They took 8+ APs and got 5s from most.
They put years and years of hard work in their ECs.
They are ambitious and competitive.
They researched and they actually want to be at top 25!
Prestige is what ambitious kids want!
Not applying many reach schools is just giving up after all the hard work.
For what? So you won’t get disappointed?[/quote]

And when they get shut out from T25, then what?

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Of course you need a handful of safeties and targets. 
That’s given. 
We are talking about 10-12 reach schools they need to apply on top of that.
Build the list from bottom up.
3 safeties, 3 targets, then fill it up with reaches you like and really work on the essays.[/quote]

Nobody needs to apply to 10-12 reach schools.

Why not apply to mostly match schools with a handful of reaches?

Everyone here utterly convinced they are due to win the lottery

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