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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the issue?  One deferral so far means what exactly?  In at four...one should never apply to a school they would not be happy to attend so what is the issue with the acceptances as they are all good schools?  No VA school was acceptable?  Surmising here since applied only to VCU and GMU when [b]those stats are solid for consideration at every VA school.[/b]  Seem like the plan is working out fine so far for schools applied to with other decisions forthcoming.  [/quote]

Yeah, this is the weird part.  Why no Virginia Tech or UVA?  It's such a weird selection of schools. 
Your kid could have thrown their hat in the ring for any school in the USA with those stats but they chose an odd selection.  
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I totally agree with this response. My nephew (WM) had very similar stats last year (I understand that results from one year to another can vary tremendously) and applied for CS. He is from the West Coast (large city, lost of applicants) and didn't apply to any of the same school. However, he had a lot of success with the schools (all top 20) he applied to, so my only thoughts are:

1 - Maybe your child's HS is not well known or isn't viewed as rigorous, though I realize he/she took a good number of AP courses.

2 - Maybe essays were not as good as they seemed?

3 - How were his/her recommendations?

4 - What grades did he/she get on AP exams?

Good luck.

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