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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is my experience with college apps. Kids that are not “top students” are fine. They get in somewhere and they are happy.

Top students don’t do well ... they over estimate reach and likely schools.

Their reaches are “not a snowball’s chance in hell” and likely schools are actually reaches. They get into their safeties. But since “in their head” it’s a “safety” they hate their options feel dejected and “settle for their state school”, or Clemson, or Villanova, because they offer a fun atmosphere.[/quote]

I think there is a lot of truth to this. And it’s useful to remember when considering, should my kid take AP class #10 and get little sleep or are a few more on level/honors classes okay.  [/quote]

What if they actually like the classes and do well in them?  Your post makes no sense. [/quote]

That is fine if they have something else, but if they are giving up "something else" to do all AP's they are an unbalanced applicant and not interesting from an admissions standpoint.... or

It's fine, because they enjoy their classes and they are not doing it to get into a top school so when they go to their state flagship they won't be disappointed and acting like their life was a waste.[/quote]

So according to you, they should be at the state flagship if they have grit, are leaders, are interestinf, and have all APs and all As. Got it. [/quote]

This is not about you so relax. It’s not according to me, it’s according to admissions at top schools.

If she has grit, she can show that... did she survive cancer while taking 10 APs?
If she is a leader, she can show that... did she lead a nationally recognized movement? 
Is she interesting? Was she the janitor at the school she attends from 4-8 every morning before school to support her family?

You are the exact person who has a nervous breakdown during admissions, you check the boxes... you think your child is amazing... you look down on the state flagship and when they get into great schools they have built it up in their heads that those schools are not great and they end up dejected and  depressed.

You are setting you kid up to feel like a failure even though they get accepted to a great college. [/quote]

so basically lie, but in an unverifiable way, on your essay if you want to go to a top school and are unfortunate enough to be a healthy hard worker who does well [/quote]

Wow! Um no.

Just ace money for therapy your kid is gonna need it.[/quote]

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