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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Original poster here.  Not sure if I'm indicating that correctly.

I wanted to reply to some of the people who posted replies.

My child is a boy, a national merit semifinalist, 3.8-ish GPA, we are "full pay", private school in DC.

He only applied to six, partly b/c counselor thought he would definitely get in to at least some of schools, but partly because he probably couldn't have done all the essays to apply to more (has some struggles with writing on demand).

It seems to me the takeaway is that b/c my son is not the "perfect" candidate (actually got a C junior year - the horror!), had relatively "weak" extracurriculars (he's more of a cerebral type), that he just didn't measure up to the unreal expectations we impose on kids today.  He also missed out on becoming a NM finalist (maybe that C or those extracurriculars - no other red flags).

The biggest bummer is that he's really in it for the academic challenge; HE wanted to apply to these competitive schools and has been looking forward to being part of a community of like-minded kids.  He'll still find that wherever he ends up, but it'll be harder.  None of his teachers has any doubt that he can handle the academic work.

I know this sounds like, "poor us".  We are fortunate to have resources, he's a good kid who'll get in somewhere or transfer somewhere great.  And I hope the disappointments will make him all the more determined to do well. The whole thing, though, has left us all feeling chewed up and spit out.[/quote]

Why not apply to Oxford or Cambridge?[/quote]

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