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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP you don't need to keep putting up with people here being jackasses. College Confidential is actually filled with people willing to help, and with moderators that help keep people in line; you should go check it out if you're tired of people being weird here.[/quote]

Sorry you don't like reality.  Applying to 10-15 schools all with single digit acceptance rates is a REACH for everyone---most of the kids have resume's like her DD.  The 1580 SAT is "nothing unique", just means she's academically qualified then they move onto the rest of the application. 
So yes we want to help people, by making them aware:

A) if you want to apply to UVA it's ED or EA.  RD is much harder, so why wait---do EA for best chance.  Every single HS counselor in VA knows this, but certainly in NOVA it's a well known fact if you do even 5 mins of college research.

B) Statically applying to more REACHES does NOT increase your chances at any of them.  They are independent events.  So if you want to be really disappointed come April, apply to mostly REACHES and toss in a few Safeties and you can achieve that. 
Instead, how about more real Targets---schools with 25%+ acceptance rates where your kid is at/above 75% and for good measure, one or two targets with 30-35%+ acceptance rates. 
Because yes it is entirely possible to get Rej/WL at all reaches when they are all single digit acceptance rates.

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