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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is hard for high stat kids who don't have a clear hook. Every school comes up as a match - but you know there is so much luck involved. They want to apply to the handful they really want to go to, find some schools in the 25-30 that won't yield protect them, and then some safeties (their state school, less selective SLACs) - you can get to 10+ pretty quickly.

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Especially if that kid has great scores and wants a SLAC. The odds are low, but not zero, so why not Apply to Carleton, Williams, Amherst, Middlebury, Heverford, Bowdoin, Swarthmore.... A kid happy at one will likely be happy at any. That kid will still need matches, so add anther 3 and safeties, so a few more [/quote]

So...what are the safeties for kids in this category? What schools won't yield protect? DC is legacy at one of these schools, but that may not be enough of a hook these days. DC has a set of matches, but the safety is not so clear - worried that DC may be over generous with what DC is considering a safety and that it may be a match, then worried about yield protect. Blah blah blah.

Grateful for any concrete suggestions or what to look for in admit rate.[/quote]

My child applied to seven competitive SLACs (five of the ones on PP's list, plus two more). Applied to state school plus two safeties (EA) from this larger list: Allegheny, Beloit, Earlham, Hendrix, Juniata, Kalamazoo, Knox, Lawrence, Muhlenberg, Wooster. Did get into both safeties with merit aid.[/quote]

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