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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s a defense mechanism.  If I reject these schools first, they can’t reject me. I have seen parents say all kinds of cra@p when their kid had zero chance or the stats for a T10 or even T20. [/quote]

DD has an uw 4.0, as many APs as her school will permit, and a 1500+ SAT. She has zero chance at a T10/T20 because she’s a white girl from the DMV, full-pay but not donor class, non-athlete, non-legacy. The door was closed before she was born by forces over which she has no control. Sure it’s a defense mechanism. I am attempting to defend my child against the belief, prevalent in Ivy admissions offices, that her race, gender, class, and hometown make her worthless. [/quote]

That was more likely to be the case a few years ago when all schools were TO or blind, SCOTUS hadn’t reversed affirmative action, and fewer schools had dropped legacy considerations.  I think your daughter absolutely has a chance, esp if including T20 LACs.  Don’t underestimate the value of strong letters, an essay that stands out, and an interesting summer project or job.  Good luck![/quote]

Indeed the worst of the unhooked white or asian with top everything getting shut out was in 2023: supreme court decision had happened but they still could use race that year thus they all touted breaking records for diversity, and everything was still TO. C/o 2024 was better for whites and asians compared to 2023. It is still the case that females are overrepresented in the applicant pool and the most elite schools aim to have equal males, so female sex remains a negative at almost all elites. That being said, we know a couple of unhooked white female off-the-chart superstars from DMV and greater area who got into three or more T10s  (2022 and 2023) so it was possible even in the worst years. Do not give up hope, especially if OP is truly the standout kid at their HS. 
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