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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How about a 34 ACT, straight As, many APs, Wellesley Book award and STEM award as a female? [/quote]
Such a student would have a chance for admission at virtually any college in the US, though colleges with very low acceptance rates would still be reaches (and that's ok; nothing wrong with applying to reaches, as long as there are matches and safeties on the list).  Don't forget to run Net Price Calculators for each college.[/quote]

Interesting. She was turned down at virtually every college she applied to, and none were ivies. No financial aid needed but had no hooks, and is a white female. Welcome to the real college acceptance experience. [/quote]
The "problem" for high stats applicants can be choosing appropriate matches and safeties (with the understanding that the top schools are reaches for all).  Chances at a "match" with, say, a 30% acceptance rate are still rather unpredictable.  In addition, a number of low matches will care about demonstrated interest and may deny to protect yield.  Hopefully the student had true safeties.  It can be challenging to find safety options that high stats student finds acceptable.

(Alternatively, I might wonder about the quality of the other factors like essays and recommendations possibly being just meh, though it's impossible to guess.)[/quote]

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