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[quote=Anonymous]Not much mention of an important component: the college essay. That one really does matter, and as a former teacher at one of these Big X independent schools I can tell you that even among the top 10-20% the writing ability varies widely. Ultimately, though, the landscape has changed since this parent generation went through college admissions. Computers/the Internet, the Common App, lots of foreign application, focus on geographic diversity-- it is very difficult to get into any one school. We are fortunate in the USA to have a wealth of great colleges and universities, though. Try Rice, or Grinnell, or Macalester, or William & Mary, or Pomona, or Sewanee--they will offer a superb education to your happy kid, even if they are not in sports leagues denoted by wall-crawling vines.[/quote]
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