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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I want my kid (rising sophomore) to go to a T20. I can't reasonably aim directly for T10 or HYPSM for them given the lottery effect, but I think T20 is a reasonable goal based on kid's abilities. I also talk up LACs, including a few lower ranked ones that fit kid's personality.

We live modestly and put all our extra resources into private school tuition, ECs, enrichment, test prep, summer programs, etc. I wouldn't do these if DC didn't generally enjoy them.

If DC gets in somewhere lower ranked I won't cry about it or blame other people. In that case, DC will be over prepared and on track to complete a difficult major with a high GPA. To a certain extent it's about the journey not the destination. But I do want that T20 spot for DC.[/quote]

But there’s that arrogance and over reliance on rankings again. You just assume that if a school is not top 20, it will be beneath your child’s abilities and your child will achieve a high GPA. That’s  a baseless assumption.[/quote]

I wouldn't assume that for say UVA or UMD, but I would for some places. I also am not assuming that my kid will necessarily even get in to UVA or UMD at this point. It's early, those are still hard admits, and things can happen.[/quote]

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