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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rule of thumb is that if your unhooked kid has top scores, grades AND at least one thing that truly stands out then HYPS is a good bet for SCEA. Now what constitutes a "standout" trait is easier understood than described. In most cases you can intuitively tell if your kid has it, provided that you are perceptive enough to understand what is going on with your child's peers and you also have done your research and spoken extensively with the GC.

Imo an unhooked student who has top scores, grades and great but not standout ECs/achievements is much netter served doing ED at a lower ivy/ivy-equivalent. Lower ivy RDs are now complete crapshoots so going for HYPS SCEA presents a very real threat of being rejected from all ivies if the student is very qualified but not a prodigy.

Of course by unhooked I mean a student who is not URM, not first-gen, not low-income, non-athlete, non-legacy and not a development case etc. [/quote]

+1000000  This is roughly the strategy that most unhooked people in our prep school follow and the course of action suggested by the GCs. We are on the same boat since our DC (class of 2023 applicant) is in the top 10% of the class and has some great accomplishments but objectively, there is nothing that would make her  truly stand out for HYPS. She has a chance of making it but it is truly a crapshoot. That said, I think it also depends on how much your DC loves their first choice. If they are ok with taking the slightly safer route and doing ED at their 2nd/3rd/4th choice then it makes a lot of sense to do so. if they are adamant about applying to HYPS however, I say you should probably let them do what they want. all you can do is explain the risks and benefits of each course of action and make sure they understand the potential downside and are ok with it. This is what we are doing with our DC since she is adamant about applying early to Harvard. She has been a straight A student all her life and has many other great accomplishments so we don't have the heart to discourage her from striving for her top choice. [/quote]

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