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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread depresses me.  The notion that one bad grade or a handful of Bs derails kids’ chances when they are otherwise strong applicants is really a bummer for these kids.  Yes, there is more to life than top-ranked colleges and they will all be fine regardless, but given that rising seniors have spent most of their high school years in a pandemic, it would be nice if they could just catch a break without having to justify why one grade doesn’t reflect who they are as a student.  [/quote]

So pick a university that is not "top-ranked/elite" and outside of the T20 and the one grade won't "derail them".  The fact is there are way more qualified people applying for a limited number of spots at these top universities; so nothing is a high probability.  Also know that even if they got all As and took 7 APs each year and a 1580 SAT, there is still a good chance they wont get into a T20 school.  It's a lottery, their scores/hard work earn them the chance to purchase a lottery ticket, but ultimately, 90-95% of the highly qualified students get turned down at these schools.  Buying a ticket to all 20 only increases your chances slightly (same as buying 1 vs 20 tickets in a $500M powerball lottery---not much difference).  If you raised your kids right, they know their worth and would have planned to have amazing Targets and Safety schools, would get into 75%+ of those (if done right) and would have excellent choices.  If you focus on just the elite schools you are setting your DC up for disappointment, which is just sad.

My own DC did not get into the 2 T30 school they applied to.  Got waitlisted at the T30 and rejected in RD after being deferred ED.  But they got into ALL of their targets and safeties and had an excellent list to choose from. In many ways, I think they will be happier at their choice than they might have been at the other 2 (it's a better fit than the WL school).  My DC is going to a T40 school (only ranked 4 below the WL'd school if rankings matter--they don't really for me).  They didn't have to "settle" because they found true targets to apply to that they wanted to attend.

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