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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two books that give the lay of the land

The Price you Pay for College, Ron Lieber

[b]Who Gets in and Why, Jeff Selingo.  He also has a website.[/b]

I have a sophomore in college and a high school junior.

Lesson learned, if you have a strong kid and are shooting high, still be very realistic.  The hardest lesson in our house was that really bright kids (straight A unweighted, strong but not stellar test scores, meaning 1490-1510 without multiple tests) that does not have unique/pointy/whatever ECs is not getting into top 10 at all and not getting into top 25 without ED.

My second student took this lesson to heart.  Equally strong grades, stronger test scores (harder studying for it), more unique ECs.  Will likely get accepted a level up.

Child number one got into top 30 universities, waitlisted at top 25s.  Chose to go to a sLAC with merit.[/quote]

if new to this process, its eye-opening to read selingo's book. 
also read:
the years that matter most (paul tough)
valedictorians at the gate 
soundbite
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