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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone who thinks UNC is a safety for OOS has zero clue about the college process. [/quote]
When did OP say it was a safety?[/quote]

21:35pm post:  "DD really liked CMU and wanted to double major with BME. [b]UNC's joint program was supposed to be more of a safety,[/b] and DD said that she loved Dartmouth's flexibility in that program."

Op also said her daughter was "guaranteed" admission to UVA by her college counselor.

OP has to be a troll. This is beyond delusional.[/quote]
I said almost guaranteed - Her counselor told us that it was very likely. UVA is a great school, but DD's public sends many kids to UVA every year. How is this delusional?[/quote]

You literally wrote that Carolina OOS was supposed to be a safety (not even a target). That is delusional for anyone. ANYONE.

Here is a very good explanation that apparently you, your DD and her college counselors should watch. It is never, NEVER, a safety or target for any OOS student. I’m not here to argument the merits of a UNC degree (although I am a fan) but the numbers are what they are. Around 6% OOS acceptance rate, firm instate mandate minimum numbers, 57% increase in applications from 2017-2024 (thereby massively increasing your competition and driving down that acceptance rate even further).

Do you not understand math? Yes, it is delusional thinking to label OOS UNC a safety, an almost safety or a target. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHXMaoEv1tW/?igsh=eG0yMWtna3owZ2di[/quote]
We didn't hire a college counselor, she had her school counselor. Should we have spent on one?[/quote]

No one said anything about a private college counselor. Her school counselor is her college counselor. Are you really this obtuse? I guess so. Your FREE school college counselor definitely should have known re OOS Carolina. Everyone knows. It is no secret. So either you are not intelligent or are lying/are making this all up.[/quote]
I didn't grow up in the US so yes, I don't have the best grasp of these terms. I know that her school counselor is her college counselor, but they are also referred to as guidance counselors. I think you're the obtuse one here, sorry to say.[/quote]

Oh, NO. Not the guidance counselor. Every FCPS high school has someone in charge of college stuff - they coordinate college rep visits, evening program for parents re: college admissions and financial aid, etc. A student can request an individual appointment. Amy info should have come from a daytime or evening program from this person or an individual meeting.

Guidance counselors are often dumb f—ks. They are just focused on getting everyone graduated and are not at all college admissions experts.

And no, I didn’t hire anyone. I just talked with other parents and read this board.[/quote]

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