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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent of a junior here. For those who've gone through this, is there anything that you think helped ease the process, or would have in retrospect? I'm trying to pay attention to which schools notify early (like Pitt, or those with EA that give an answer by Christmas)--seems like getting a couple acceptances from places a kid likes can be so psychologically helpful. I'm wondering if it even makes sense to check out the ultra-reach schools with single-digit acceptances, or just forget about them. Worth trying to apply to as few schools as possible? Are there benefits to forgoing ED? With a junior I feel like we are "supposed to" hunt for a first choice for ED purposes.

Any advice is most welcome.[/quote]

Yes but some of it is too late for you.

Start early so you can spread things out and avoid crunch times as much as possible.

prep for the standardized tests the summer before jr year. Figure out which one your kid is better at/finds more tolerable and just prep for and take that one

take the test in late summer or early fall of jr year.

if you are planning to ED (which can be a real advantage) then make sure you plan enough visits early enough so they can decide upfront where to ED.

have a balanced list with high reach, low reach, targets and safeties. visits schools in all categories. it's important to have safeties that your kid likes a lot. don't just visit the reaches.

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