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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]B+/A- student in primarily honors/AP classes (though not in math). 1300 PSAT. Co-founded student hunger charity that has since spread to other towns. Captain of track team. Student council co-president for grade. Wants to major in politics/government. Strong interest in political organizing. Wants a small, politically active college.

Choices in order of reach
Wesleyan
Wellesley
Mount Holyoke
Sarah Lawrence 
Reed
Lewis & Clark

What else? Did not like the vibe at Smith College, also considering Pitzer but have heard mixed things about livability.
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B+/A- seems pretty low. Is this private? Where in class? Think you are ranking Reed too low; they might think kid can’t handle the intense work.
Wesleyan and Wellesley? Would not recommend, even for ED. Without knowing more, would go with Mount Holyoke ED1…
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Yes, this. Wesleyan, Wellesley, and Reed are not in reach with those stats. Doesn't your school have Naviance so you can compare your DC's stats to admitted students? I'd pick one of the other three to ED.[/quote]

TBH it's about more than "stats" when getting into a college these days. That trend is about four years old; the process is changing to become far more holistic and FAR less of a numbers game due to backlash. Happy to go into more detail in a separate post. But [b]also, those "stats" are actually great, especially for Reed.[/b][/quote]
Even if kid could get into Reed, with those grades kid likely does not have the stuff to graduate in 4 years, if at all; Reed is by far the most rigorous school on this list.[/quote]

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