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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This whole process sets kids up to feel disappointed when they get into very good schools.  We have to teach kids these top schools are a coin flip and to be happy with the results.

I have some perspective on this because I had an older sibling who got extremely disappointed they didn't get into a certain school and got super depressed and almost sabotaged the whole thing.  And the school they were going to was a top 15 ranked school anyway.[/quote]

Yes, but when your child is going through this process, you see that some kids have more of that luck — or perhaps more accurately, their application just sings a different tune.

It resonates with multiple different schools and admissions offices. The kid who is not the very top of the class getting into 4-5+ top 20s. Something in that application is speaking to the admissions offices in a compelling way in RD.

It might be a combo of things, but there is something of a formula.

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Or the kid ignored the "formula" so the application stands out.[/quote]

Is it a formula or just a really good story? Something that stays with the admissions officer? And is tied together really well throughout all parts of the application?[/quote]

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