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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nah, she wasn’t realistic about a lot of these colleges. I’m pp whose DC got into 8 schools a while back.

I agree with other posters. You have to do lots of research to get good outcomes. And I mean a lot of research. And then you have to be very realistic about the game and how you can win at it.

We were lucky because 1) my kid was not a 1500+ student; 2) the Ivies were never a consideration because of it, and 3) a few other “street smart” factors that we homed in on that narrowed our focus.

Colleges tell you who they are without necessarily telling you who they are if you are researching well and asking the right questions.

My last thought is that very few students should be applying to Ivies. It’s too hard to win at that game, and the penalty of losing other options early on is just not worth it unless you are really hooked.

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My 1200/3.5UW/No AP kid got into all of their school.  Why?  Because they applied to Targets and safeties.  They were at the 50% or above for all of them.  They got into 4 schools in the 70-90 range, 3 with good merit (30-40% of tuition), and several in the 100+ that gave them 65% of tuition (at 2) because my kid was at the 80/85% for stats at those schools.  They had a great college experience--perfect for them, graduated and started a job 2 weeks later and never looked back.  
They knew that "reaches" were not for them---they are not an academically driven kid, and were sick of school.  They just knew they needed a college degree to go farther in life (and yes, they do, because they are not the type to want to be a mechanic/HVAC/Plumber/etc, so yes a BA/BS will open many more doors in life for them).  And you know what, the did well in college, because they worked hard but it's easier to excel academically when you are not in an overly competitive environment and you are not in the 10th percentile of "smartness".  The ultimate goal is to get the degree and use it to start a career.  [/quote]

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