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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Serious Question: How do you define "fit" in the college selection process ?

After all, applicants' greatest control is in deciding to which schools to apply. Many applicants are admitted to selective schools because hat applicant is NOT a fit and, therefore, should add diversity to the college community.

The reality is that affordability is more important than any notion of fit--simply because "fit" is unaffordable.

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“Fit” is how well a college matches your individual interests and needs.

Affordability is absolutely part of fit.

Picking a school somehow different from what you are used to can also be part of fit if those differences are something you value greater exposure to (and the reverse is true too when colleges are selecting applicants.)

What’s not fit?  Prioritizing what’s supposedly best for the mythological “typical” applicant (prestige) or, worse, exclusivity above all other considerations.  [/quote]

Agree in general.  My kids wanted to get out of suburban VA and prefered urban setting environments.

Howver fit is also finding the right level of school where it has equally or slightly more intelligent student body. 
You learn a lot from the environment.
I woudn't send my 1540 SAT kid to a 1250 SAT school. Not the right fit. [/quote]

But the honors program at a 1250 SAT school could be a "right fit" for your 1540 kid.  There are plenty of places for smart kids to fit in.  But if your 1540 sat kid can only get afford a 1250 School, they will be just fine. There will be plenty of opportunities to work with other smart, motivated kids.   I'd argue it might be a better fit for many than a "1550 sat school"

1540 is 98%
1350 is 90%
1250 is 84%

So there will be plenty of kids at the 85%+ at a 1250 school.  [b]Plenty of dedicated, smart people will still be at a school like that.  In some ways, it can give your kid more opportunities---research, jobs, advancement.[/b]
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This. Most student will be better off being in the top tier of the student body than in the middle or bottom of a higher ranked school. [/quote]

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