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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of mine was shut out from Ivies, waitlisted to each Ivy he applied to, had two T20 offers (coveted half tuition merit award at one) and state with honors and full ride. Funny thing is that he is genuinely everything Ivy looks for. I think his Uber competitive public high school had too many good applicants and counselors were too overwhelmed and indifferent to care.[/quote]

Two T20 offers is far from shut out. Congrats!

My guess regarding the waitlists is that either there were other students who excelled more (on paper) in his areas &/or from his demographic or that he did not demonstrate enough interest in those colleges through supplements.

We know a super high flier from DD's magnet who was shut out of everything but umd. I think umd is a great choice, and mine was strongly considering it until the last week of admissions when things turned around for her in the admissions game. I don't think this kid applied to any targets or safeties other than umd. All ivies and top. They are taking a gap year. I do feel bad because this kid is truly brilliant,  but they should have had more options on the list, and consider that umd hosts many brilliant students.  To each their own....[/quote]

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