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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't get the bit about St. Mary's.  Seems to me that it admits most applicants and needs boys, and that 75% of the students have test scores that are below a level that the OP's son might well attain.  So why not recommend it to the OP.  Seems like a good place to learn.

I'll confess that I've looked at Twitter and Facebook pages recently for kids at my son's school (he's going to one of the flagship out-of-state public universities; U. Va was never in the cards).  The kids all congratulate each other on their admissions, even though some schools clearly are very selective and others admit most applicants, and are enthusiastic about their futures.  If only the parents were this gracious.

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I really wasn't opining about St. Mary's specifically so my apologies for hijacking the thread.  More than anything I guess I'm singing a cautionary tale.  The process has so changed since any parent who peruses this site went to college and the statistics are tricky sirens and most parents have no idea at all how to navigate through this journey.  It's good to know the game so one can play the game.  Sorry for the mixed metaphors. Some college counselors, for whatever reason, appear to be reluctant to really talk brass tacks with parents and students about some of the strategies that the "private" counselors and experts at sites such as the NYT's The Choice Blog espouse.  I think maybe I understand why now that I see how all of my comments are viewed as somehow negative and an attempt to promote fear.  Oh well.  No good deed goes unpunished.[/quote]

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