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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a bit shaken. I promise you I am not a troll. We were certainly not advised to apply to an Ivy by the school.
My kid is hoping for a T20 but we felt it would be a huge reach based on the published stats and that we should look at more realistic schools  instead and apply EA.
I truly feel clueless now.

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OP, stick with your instincts. This idea that your kid is just going to waltz into any ivy because he is black is a fantasy. The black kids I know from this area who got into ivys last year have multiple hooks (URM/sport, urm/alumni status, urm/first gen). You haven't said where your kid has visited. Is there a school he loves? URM status is going to give him a leg up in admissions. If there is a T20 he loves then I would absolutely encourage him to apply to it ED, but, he needs to make sure that the application presents a strong and compelling story for what he wants to study and why he wants to do it at that school. He may have a compelling application and still not get in. Manage expectations. Make sure he is applying EA to any schools he can. My own crystal ball says that with strong essays / supplements he could get into a T30 school. T40 - T50 is a safety for him.

Your kid is a good student and you've given him a great foundation. He is going to do great wherever he ends up.  [/quote]

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