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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I have three kids, two who are in college or graduated from college, and one who is a senior.

I will tell you this, the process for getting into college this year has been unprecedented in terms of difficulty.  Every kid is applying ED and EA and the rejection rates have been far, far worse than Naviance predicted for any of us.  Basically what I have learned is that Naviance for this year is not accurate or reliable.  It is much, much harder to get into school.  I am astounded by the rejections I am seeing and I thought I was based in reality since I"ve been through this process twice recently.

I think your college counselor is doing all of you a favor by setting realistic expectations.  You cannot go by any statistics that are even a year old to know what your kids chances are.  The college consultant on here who chimed in was trying to help you but because she (he?) was giving some unwelcome information, people are shooting the messenger.
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Not in DC and my local private schools are doing far better this year than the last few years with EA decisions, particularly among the most selective schools.  I suspect it is more of a case of variations in the relative strength of each class than real changes in the process.[/quote]

Agree.  Not sure if it is our private's actual class this year or that colleges are starting to take a more holistic approach and not just looked at inflated GPA's.  But this year's senior class has gotten incredible schools.  Much better than last year.  [/quote]

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