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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter sounds a lot like yours, both in personality and in her school situation. Fit was very important. Was waitlisted at Rice in RD; is now very happy at William & Mary.[/quote]

Thanks. What was ED/SCEA school if any?[/quote]
SCEA: Yale, rejected.
RD: Princeton (rejected); Rice and WashU (WL); admitted to Carleton and W&M. Also admitted with merit money at St. Olaf and Pitt (rolling).

This was 1560, National Merit, 4.0 UW at a private. Normal ECs (nothing over the top). Older sister is at Berkeley; she had no desire to go there, based on school size and general experience of older sister. Wanted medium-size, excellent teaching, warm connections with smart/friendly students.[/quote]
Unhooked high stats kid from competitive metropolitan areas: [b]do not SCEA[/b]. ED1 somewhere and ED2 if don’t get in. It worked out here, but it often does not.[/quote]

Why? What if the favorite school is SCEA? So just don't apply?

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Yes. I know people who have done this. They love an SCEA school and have the stats, but the odds are just too intimidating so they make the sensible choice and ED to a slightly less prestigious school that they like well enough. [/quote]

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