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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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.
[b]My kid applied to 22 (yes 22) schools. Including 12 reaches.
Happy with the T10 outcome.[/b][/quote]
Imagine entire schools with this type of kid. Yikes![/quote]

Fair, but for those who can hack it they are phenomenal places with boundless opportunities. They all have 96%+ return rate after freshman year, so they must not be terrible[/quote]

NP here and my kids have not applied yet - but I disagree this is "Fair"

There's nothing wrong with really wanting to go to a top college- and being smart enough to know what it takes to get there.

Let's weigh these options-
(1) Grind and write a dozen more essays, do interviews, pay app fees, etc. 
or
(2)go to a school I don't like as much, is way less prestigious, and maybe a lot more money (vs a school with a huge endowment)

You don't want to go to schools with kids who are willing to put in extra effort for a better outcome?

PP I am sure your kid is thrilled at their top 10. Congrats to them. [/quote]

Agree mine are both at T10 one ivy one not ivy and thriving. They put in all the effort with 12-16 apps and dozens upon dozens of essays. Worth it all based on the peer and educational advantages once there(that are obvious compared to classmates who went to T50 range).
T10/ivy are a certainly not a fit for some. It is good when students and parents understand before they apply[/quote]

If you apply to the top 20 schools  as some posters have said, do you even bother to visit? It seams a waste of time if you just plan to choose the highest ranked school and them claim best fit. [/quote]

Doesn't make sense to visit a reach unless you're applying ED. [/quote]

What about those that say they consider Demonstrated Interest? Not talking about Top 10. More like schools in the 11-50 range with low admissions rates and therefore a reach for all ….[/quote]

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