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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can I contribute as the parent of a recent college grad and college junior? What I learned is that college flies by and your child can be happy at more than one school. Goodness of fit matters way more than prestige.  Also, if your child creates a realistic list that includes multiple targets and safeties, you won’t have to fear being shut out. I don’t know of one single student who was rejected everywhere. As a matter of fact, every student I know has had a choice of where to attend. The only people who seem to be miserable are those who are status conscious. There will never be enough slots at the top schools for every qualified applicant so it’s just a lottery. Accept that fact by freshman year of HS and your child will be far less stressed.[/quote]

This 1000%.  
And those who pick safeties but their kids don't really 'like those schools".  It's totally up to you to pick actual safeties your kid would be happy to attend.  And yes, even a 1580/4.89647 with excellent ECs can find a good safety.  You just have to look beyond prestige as the main driver.  Once you do that, your life is easier[/quote]

Agree in theory, but it’s hard. Have the benefit of looking back now, but my overachiever was not yield protected at safeties and targets so wonder how true that really is. Got into top schools, and the waitlists came from the schools that don’t like to be backup for ivies/t10. They were never going to be happy with a safety, but would have made peace with free. Not saying it’s right, but some just aren’t going to be able to be truly happy at a safety and want to be pushed by their peers in that environment. [/quote]

Not being truly happy at a safety is one things, but there are a couple hundred schools where a high stats kid can find a similarly driven academic peer group. [/quote]

DP - Examples? Curious if we’re missing out on anything.[/quote]

DP. St Olaf is an absolute gem, and under most folks’ radar.[/quote]

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