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[quote=Anonymous]Honestly, given they all want to say we sent as high of a number of students as possible to as high of a caliber a school as possible... I doubt they are discouraging students from applying anywhere so much as trying to get them to not put their eggs all in one basket. I personally got into a college with rolling admissions I was happy to go to should I not get into the other colleges on my list and that allowed me to be far more intentional about where else I applied and the counselors at my high school were NOT happy about it and tried to encourage me to apply to more places to the point it felt like they were actually discouraging me from my first choice.  I ended up getting into the top school I applied to, but the frustration could still be felt.  I could see how someone might perceive what I experienced as they were trying to deter me from the top school when really it was the lack of "prestigious" schools they truly had a problem with.  That being said, no one knows what happens behind closed doors beyond those who experience it and no one truly knows what the intention behind it was beyond those with the intent.[/quote]

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