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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Moms, facing an ED rejection, would you go through a strategy review/re-alignment?  Meeting with a counselor to adjust RD list?[/quote]

Yes, we did do that review and realignment. We did some repositioning.
ED1 deferral (T10)
Focused on schools with the best alignment (mission, values, and where the app process seemed to value kids' strengths).
In RD, admitted Ivy (now there) and rejected from T10.

It was a LOT of work over winter break. A good application takes a lot of TIME. And letting it sit, and revisiting it.
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Yes.  My older one was deferred EA from her top choice which had been expected to be a safety.  It was COVID times and decisions were all over the map.  She poured in applications to every credible school she'd heard of that had her desired major (which was somewhat niche, so there were not a ton of them).  By the time RD came around for the former top choice, she'd been accepted to a ton of schools that were better ranked for her major and with reflection a better fit for her.  She'll be graduating next year from the number 1 ranked school for her program and had an absolute blast in college.  As the great southern philosopher, Garth Brooks, once said: Some of god's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.  [/quote]

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