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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Different poster.  Legacy.  DD rejected from Duke.  Applied ED and rejected in RD round.  Not happy to see all of this waitlist movement.  I see you, Enraged.   [/quote]

DP. yeah, it's feeling incredibly, incredibly random this year.
I know a half dozen kids who were waitlisted or rejected.  Same level kids.  Some given waitlist spots, some given rejection spots. Now the waitlisted ones have a second life. [/quote]

That's life. It sucks. Some people face this disappointment early in life, and others later. Sorry for all of these kids, in this crazy year.

It's also why you apply to 20+ schools in RD. This is proof that have a small list screws you over.
Hint: don't listen to the posters who tell you to only apply to 3-4 reaches.
My kid applied to 22 (yes 22) schools. Including 12 reaches.
Happy with the T10 outcome.[/quote]

Mine applied to 20 which seemed dumb (we argued about it) but ended up being a wise move in this waitlist-central year. He received 5 top20 options when it was all said and done. Ironically is enrolled at the lowest ranked school of the bunch. Decided to go with best fit over prestige. [/quote]
Sounds like kid screwed over some classmates by taking up 4 coveted spots too many. Not cool.[/quote]

You are aware that schools give out more offers than they expect to come right? And then they go to their waitlist if they estimated wrong. So this kid didn't take a spot away from anyone.
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