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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Observation from parent of a 2020 high school grad (so not impacted byCovid.) parents of kids in high-performing districts have been using the term “bloodbath“ for at least as long as I have been reading parenting boards around this time of year, it always happens when kids they perceive as strong candidates don’t get it. That is not new, Every year seems to feel like the worst year for admissions in certain circles.. What is clearly different though terms of the process is that with test optional the numbers at many colleges have dramatically increased, colleges are all telling this when they report out on admissions data. And of course the other thing to his shoes with Covid is a high-performance kids have lost so many opportunities to distinguish themselves through ECs what do “great ECs” mean in this environment? Nobody really knows. I do believe the process feels much more challenging/random.[/quote]
+1. Have 2019 and 2021 kids and a couple more to go, so I'm watching the process. 2021 was less predictable than 2019, no question. 2019 kid applied to 5 schools, accepted to all, including the reach. 2021 kid applied to 13, accepted to 5 of the easier ones, WL 3, denied 6, attends one of the safeties. Seems like 2022 is similar to 2021 for lack of predictability, maybe even less.

With more focus on grades, and as someone mentioned, a lot of grade inflation at some schools, some deflation, tough virtual times at other schools, with likewise widely variable EC experiences, it's tougher to gauge one's list.

My advice would be to have more targets and safeties than you think you need. As we saw with my 2021 kid, it was great to have a choice among the low targets and safeties that came through.[/quote]

This +100. Wish we had applied to rollings early. Wish we had applied to more safeties.[/quote]

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