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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]this happens at the elite private high school level, and is important at the elite private high school level. (reminder once again that there are no true elite privates in the DC area)

[b]the top 10 kids at Collegiate or Trinity or Exeter or Brearley can get into every ivy league school. This is a fact[/b]. Then add in another 10 kids at each of these schools who are on every top school's D list. They can also get into every ivy league school. The problem is if they were to apply to all these schools and get in, they can only enroll at one school each. 20 kids getting 200 acceptance letter btw them at the very best colleges .. but they turn down180 of them.

This leaves the rest of the class at Trinity and Collegiate etc in a tight spot. All those spots were taken -- and 90% discarded -- by their classmates.

In addition to limiting apps at our private hs, our college counselors will also have a discussion with a student  if they get admitted to Princeton (etc)  SCEA and decide to throw our a few more applications in RD round. They will say, listen, you're a double legacy at Princeton and your dad is talking about a new building. You've been wearing a Princeton sweatshirt since 4th grade. We had this discussion when you decided to make Princeton your early pick. And now you want to see about Harvard? Okay, but just know you might very well get into Harvard, and in doing so you might very well be taking that seat away from a classmate, and then you might very well decide to go to Princeton anyway. So this move could cause harm. What do you want to do?

And most will not move forward with Harvard. This is a scenario that is talked about during the  very first college presentation that is given to parents by the school.  It's presented positively, "The student is almost always shocked -- they wouldn't dream of hurting a peer's chances! - so they stick with their EA choice".  It's made very clear there is no hoarding allowed.

And this is how 40%  of Brearley (etc) end up at Ivies + Stanford + MIT

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Wrong. That is not a fact--it is simply your belief.[/quote]

not PP but I know for a fact that it's true for one of those schools, bcs my kids are there and they have a good idea of what kids are "top 10" - we don't rank -  and def know where everyone goes to college.  Brearley has like 40% at HYPSM[/quote]

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