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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our simple lesson learned was the "bell curve" application approach. DS had a list where if one acceptance rolled in, it cut out everything below it. He won't be choosing between schools.

The key is create a very careful application list and don't put any school on the list where they might be unhappy. We looked a DS's stats, and what he wanted (big flagship) applied accordingly. Because happiness and fit were our first priorities, each time an acceptance rolled in it was a celebration. When a rejection came in, it was disappointing, but he was still okay because he had had the happy choices.

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I love this approach for maximizing happiness. Can you explain the bell curve in this situation? Does it mean you had an actual (personal) ranking for each school before the decisions came back? I’m thinking this is something we’d like to do for our junior, but not sure we will know definitively which order she prefers in the fall. More like clusters of preferences[/quote]

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