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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This describes my child to a T (more As than Bs, but has a glaring C+ in APUSH from junior year.) No ADHD; just early onset senioritis. Counselors (school counselor and private counselor) advised him to cast a wide net because they believe that C+ may automatically take him out of the running at some schools. White male unhooked business major. Amazing ECs and a 1540 SAT.

So, his list (while we await results):

ED1: Villanova - denied

EA: Kelley/IU (accepted as direct admit); Providence (accepted); Fordham (accepted); Richmond (waiting to hear)

Regular Decision (we understand many are reaches):
Lehigh
Lafayette
Bucknell
Wake
Holy Cross
W&M
BC
BU
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Nova denied is crazy

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We were all surprised that he was not deferred. It stung a bit because a legacy kid from our school with much lower stats did get in ED. Oh well! Onward. [/quote]

Sorry that sucks.

Look, it's always a risk when there is a peer who is legacy in the applicant pool. Even when schools may be trying to deemphasize legacy, that legacy may be one that they are not going to ignore. [/quote]

Thanks. It sucks, but it is what it is. It's literally the worst thing that has ever happened to him in his life, and I say that light-heartedly. Everything is going to work out just fine for this kid.

I am curious to see how the EA decisions shake out later this month. There are usually 12-15 EA applicants from our high school.[/quote]

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