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Common sense says if admit rates are under 20% it's a damn tough admit.  
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Yes and no.  Many parents are not aware of or haven't fully internalized the rampant grade and standardized test score inflation that has occurred since they applied to college.  It's easy to make the mistake of thinking, "Wow, that's a low admissions percentage.  But my kid's GPA and SAT score are at or above the school's 75th percentile, so I think my kid still has a really good shot of getting in.  My kid is still way more qualified than the vast majority of the applicant pool.  Their scores are much higher than mine, and I got into multiple top-ranked schools."

When parents applied to college, their chances of getting into a highly selective school with grades and scores well above the median were, indeed, very high.   But with grade/score inflation (such that there are way more super-high stats students than spots at top 25 schools), combined with schools placing greater emphasis on other factors in admissions, everything has changed now.

I think many people from our generation don't fully come to terms with those changes until they see the results.    [/quote]

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