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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parents of high stat kids have a lot of anxiety because their kids have worked hard for 3 years and have a lottery ticket, but no assurance of anything.[/quote]

Yes. They technically - on paper--have the stats for anywhere---but because of admission rates the T10s-20s are reaches solely due to number of other Applicants w/ high stats too.

These kids usually apply to more schools for this reason as well.  They also tend to be really motivated and did the work and want the reward (in their heads high ranked school).  It induces a lot of anxiety.

I have always downplayed by nature, set expectations very low but always hoped for the best  :lol: .  I told my kid he wouldn't get into UVA because I had seen 'high stats' get rejected.  [b]I pretty much didn't even think (even with a perfect record, scores, ECs, etc) T10s would ever materialize. But, he is at an Ivy and got into many T10/15/20s last year.  No idea why.  Essays? Recs? No hooks.  Who knows. I do know he had a lot of friends that were very similar and did not.  You can't figure it out.[/b]

So--now we have a current Junior with an almost identical record/transcript, etc. and I know admissions change so much year to year I'm not confident he will have the same success.  [/quote]

What was the major? Any national level awards? What types of ECs?[/quote]

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