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[quote=Anonymous]When my child didn’t get into a school that she wanted to attend last year, and had applied to early decision, and btw was incredibly qualified to attend, the counselor at her school spoke to the admissions office and asked how her application had “read.” That was code for, is there anything in there that you saw as a red flag. Maybe a stray comment in a teacher recommendation or a crap essay or something the admissions officer uncovered on their own via social media etc. The admissions officer was able to reassure the counselor that my kid’s application read great, there were no red flags, and it was a numbers issue. While she was disappointed, that helped her with the waiting for the spring decisions (she got into a few state schools’ honors programs and ended up at a  perfect place for her even if not her first choice). Anyway, my point is that your counselor should have followed up after the ED1 and ED2 rounds to get a sense of why your child wasn’t getting in. I’m assuming you swapped out something else for UVM to conceal your child’s identity, too. Because unless there’s a suspension or misbehavior on social media or a mediocre essay or reference, he should have been admitted there. [/quote]

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