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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was surprised that, for high stats (i.e., 1550+ with perfect GPA and top rigor the school offers), there really are no target schools.

All T20s are reaches, and in the next tier down, almost every school yield protects (even state schools for OOS applicants).

As a result, kids need to apply to a v large number of schools, which is time consuming, emotionally draining, and $$$.

So much uncertainty . . . .

People on this site always say 'have a safety DC loves!'.  But which school that accepts more than 50% of students is likely to be a great fit for a kid with perfect GPA and scores?
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“My kid is too special and smart to actually go to a school that will admit them no questions asked.”

Like they aren’t going to die if they go to SUNY Binghamton or UMass Amherst.

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No, they aren't going to die.  But if they are going to end up at Binghamton, do they have to spend hours and hours and close to $2K on the way there?  [/quote]

Trying their best and achieving and growing should be an end in itself.

I feel like a substantial numbers of posters here would be perfect fine with DC learning absolutely nothing at colleges as long as they went somewhere that could boost them into a job they approve of based solely on the prestige of the degree.

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+1[/quote]

So much emphasis on prestige on DCUM.

So much pressure for prestige at the W schools. It’s all about where their kid gets in and bragging rights. It’s kinda sad because after being in the workplace for decades now and a hiring manager, where you graduated is the last thing I look at. [/quote]

What do you look at?[/quote]

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