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[quote=Anonymous]As many people have pointed out, it's getting really easy to add applications on the Common App and, because of that, many students throw a bunch of extra schools on there to see if they'll be admitted. Schools help fuel this by eliminating the application fee and taking out the extra essay. All this does is help the school appear to be more selective and feed into their need to climb the USNWR charts. It's really sad that people are slaves to this because there are many schools that can help your child be successful if they are bright and motivated. My child applied ED and went to a top 25 school that was a great fit and where she had been in touch with admissions several times. She is now loving the college and having a great experience. Many of her friends who sent in 20 applications to the top USNWR schools and picked the "best" one to which they were admitted aren't as happy. Everyone needs to decide how best to support their child in the process but I think it's better to be thoughtful and targeted. Not everyone can apply ED due to the need to compare merit aid, I get this, but you can be more thoughtful and targeted with how you approach the search with your child and help them identify great schools that they have a good chance of being admitted. Try for one or two top schools and really try to connect with the local admissions rep and make sure your child isn't just choosing them because of the rank - have them really articulate what programs and opportunities at these schools really speak to them. Or just send in 40 applications like someone's cousin did. YMMV[/quote]
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