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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It depends on how you define reach, target, safety. My kid did not cure cancer but was at or above top 25% in stats for almost every college (4.0 in rigorous classes, 1590 SAT, varsity sport captain, lots of volunteering, IMO strong essays, etc). Private college counselor considered colleges like Hamilton, Colby, Middlebury, BU, W&M OOS,  etc “reaches.” Private counselor considered colleges like Emory, Wash U, Tufts “high reaches.” Counselor considered colleges like ivies, Duke, a lottery ticket’s chance. So yes DC got into all of their “reaches,” but to me it was ludicrous to consider Colby a reach for my kid, I’d have called it a “target/match” (I think Colby is great, it is not a knock on Colby). I’d say my DC got into the safeties, target/matches and 2 moderate reaches, but no ivies. [/quote]

The Colby of your era is not the Colby of your kid's era. Know 2 HYP alums - married couple - who were distraught when they finally accepted that their DD was not material for their alma mater. Their kid was lucky to get off WL @ Colby. The kid was a perfectly fine student, though not exceptional. Even Colby can hold out for those folks these days.

Privilege can really blind folks. Successful, organized professionals who just assumed that legacy would confer unto their DD, even when college admissions was blowing up all around them. [/quote]

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