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[/quote] Yes, we're in that income bracket. DD is half-Asian, and according to this thread I'm guessing her "stereotypical" ECs showed AOs that she was Asian.[/quote]

Ahh yes - the infamous double whammy!  A white/Asian girl from a "middle income family"!

The other part of this is you are from NoVA (which I believe I saw in another part of this thread).

That means you actually had THREE strikes against your daughter.  If you had your same situation (girl, middle income) but were from Montana or Mississippi, we might be having a different conversation.  Kids from the DMV or from the NYC/NJ/Boston areas are the least geographically "interesting" kids to these schools out there.  Most high stats kids from those areas are applying to the same schools on your list.

This is what I tell people - whatever you think about your kid's HS career and resume, there are many other factors to consider that you may not think would have an impact but do, and most of those factors are out of your control.  It's ok to be mad/disappointed.

Unless your kid gets off the waitlist at one of those other schools, start falling in love with the schools that wanted her.  Those other schools that said no?  F them - they're missing out on a terrific student![/quote]

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