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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a very high stats junior (highest rigor, all A's, probably NMF, varsity athlete, leadership and huge involvement in theater, major-specific extra curriculars) who wants to major in something very niche, so there are very few accredited options.

The school that seems to be the best for for her is a true safety. She is excited about it and likes the idea of applying early and to only one school, thus eliminating a lot of stress and freeing up a lot of time. Opting out of the admissions game is looking very appealing [/quote]

That is awesome!  Just because you are "high stats" does not mean you should attend a T25 school---you should attend a school that is a great fit for your kid.  Who wants the pressure cooker of a T25 school after you went thru HS---not everyone does.  Even in the 25-50 range it can be a pressure cooker. 
Example: my kid is at a 25-50 school.  Took credit for Chem 101/102 and went straight to Org Chem (a class for freshman only who took AP/IB credit).  Well there are a lot of private school kids and International students (major stem/premed school).  So more than half the class had already had Orgo in HS.  The average 1st midterm was over 80%, while in Regular Orgo that sophomores take, average is in the 50% (more what is typical).  My kid pulled off a B in Orgo and that was impressive, since they hadn't ever taken orgo.  Same thing for Calc 3---lots of kids who had it in HS but no way to "earn College credit" (no AP test for that), so the curve was terribly high because it was a repeat for many students.  My kid survived both courses, but is definately happy there are not at a T25 school where every student got 5s on all their AP (8-10) courses and had 4.0UW in a rigorous HS.  [/quote]

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