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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are thoughtful about your list and not shotgunning a bunch of reach school there's really no need to apply to more than 8-10 schools. [/quote]

^ This, in spades.[/quote]

I understand why some people might have this stance....but were you in the 2023 cycle? It was crazy unpredictable, with high stats Big 3 kids getting rejected from multiple schools that up through 2022 SCOIR/Naviance would have predicted them as very likely admits (95-100% chance based on RECENT graduates from their schools).

Having a 10 school limit in an environment where past data predicts so poorly is not prudent and induces extra unneeded stress.

You don't have to be gunning for a bunch of reach schools for this to happen.  Point being, the list of "reach schools" is growing year after year since COVID (for many reasons) and schools are changing their admissions goals at the same time, so it's hard to know where to draw the "reach" line for top stats kids.

You can't magically know that 4 of the schools on your list that used to be great matches up through 2022 were going to be 2023 reaches.[/quote]

Past data was very accurate for my kid. I’m glad he didn’t waste a lot of time and effort of fruitless fishing expeditions. [/quote]

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