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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Same with my DS. He has the academic profile to do well at a Top 50 but not the EC's so no way I see him being accepted (also not in our budget anyway). He's just a relaxed, not competitive, person who spends time on casual, personal interests and hanging out with friends. His safeties are JMU and UDel and I think he'd be happy and do well at either of them. He's applying to a few other match and one reach but if he ends up at a safety that would be perfectly fine.[/quote]

This sounds kind of like my DS.  He didn't apply to any Top 50s but he was admitted to UMD's scholars program with a nice scholarship.  He was never going to be a "big fish" anywhere because that's not who he is.  He goes to one of the schools you mentioned and is happy there. Maybe by the time grad school rolls around he'll care more about rankings and be a little more driven, maybe not.  At least he'll have money saved for it.

I agree with PP who suggested finding a rolling admission school that your kid likes for a safety (if there is one).  Not everyone has to apply to Pitt by default.  Your safety should have a lot in common with your top choices - it just needs to be an easier admit. [/quote]

The Pitt stuff is really weird--I don't understand why it has pulled ahead of the other rolling admissions schools.[/quote]

I think part of it may be there's a trend toward liking urban schools.  DS looked at it but he really wants a "college town" experience and doesn't like urban schools so it didn't make the list.[/quote]

I guess that could be true, but from what I’ve heard many Pitt safety applicants REALLY don’t want to go there. It’s strange that the school has pull over safeties that are much easier admits that give more scholarships (Iowa State, Bama)[/quote]

We visited in the Fall and Pitt is my child's safety school, and second choice school. If she doesn't get into her First Choice, she is going to Pitt and I'm sure she will get into the honors program. I am even hoping for some merit money.[/quote]

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