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[quote=Anonymous]OP,   We are immigrants too and this is what we did with our extremely competitive magnet school kid.

We did early action in a bunch of schools.  We did not do early decision at all.  You do early decision in the ONE school that you want above all else, is difficult to get in and where you can swing the tuition.

Why?  Because if it is an Ivy league school then there is no need to signal by using your early decision ticket there (unless it is THE dream school) - because they know what they are worth.

This is what you need to do. You apply in schools you want to, you then make sure that all transcripts, recommendations etc has reached the said colleges from your school. (If you think that the counselor is trying to sabotage you - which I think is unlikely)

One thing that I will tell you is that you should also get all your in-state applications for the early action.   This is the classic mistake I see people making.  Get your State school or safety school acceptance under your belt and then the rest of the regular application process becomes an academic exercise - because there is no stress at all.

DC had shortlisted 2 schools where she wanted  to go - based on a number of factors - mostly a long term strategy of which field she wanted to get into. She has already got her acceptance in the 2nd school.  While she will be applying to other schools before Jan 1, (some of them better ranked than her dream school), it is merely out of curiosity to see if she could get into those schools.  After all the work she has done in HS - I am willing to indulge her in this exercise.

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