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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS was in a similar situation a few years ago. If your kid is not getting a recruiting slot at the Ivy and has no other hook, the chances of getting in are very slim. I don't care what your counselor says. Your kid should take the current offer. That said, you have to tell your kid that it's his decision, not yours. You don't want him blaming you for a bad decision for the rest of his life.[/quote]
Not sure who this counselor is but I had so many people telling me my high stats kid had "good" chance an Ivy.  Guess what, pile of Waitlists and Rejects.

Definitely let your kid decide.  Do they think they would be happy at this school? [/quote]

This is OP. I know this well. We’ve been through the process before (applications, not recruiting). I think the main point of the counselor is the high stats with the national (unique and what I believe are considered impressive) awards. Without the latter, it’s a dime a dozen.[/quote]

Not the pp you are replying to but honestly - don't let this counselor help feed a false hope. Chances are so very slim, even for great students. So unless you have another hook, like URM, VIP, Legacy, first gen.....I wouldn't throw away a T20 that your kid really likes for a lottery application to an Ivy. [/quote]

The very top kids get into multiple T20’s in RD. We have 3-4 at our high school every year with more than one T20 acceptance unhooked. Every other yr or so there is a superstar who gets in to three or more Top-10s(ie top four ivies and the other top elite privates in the top10) in RD. OP’s counselor says they have a good shot, they probably do. [/quote]

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