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[quote=Anonymous]"I don't understand this strategy. If a safety is truly a safety (meaning that you are nearly certain of admission and like it well enough to attend, and can afford based on NPC), then one doesn't need to apply to many. One or two should do. Most applications should be to schools where the outcome is uncertain. This can include schools where you are not certain of admission, or schools where admission may be fairly certain, but you are hoping for scholarships."

Actually, a big part of our admissions strategy was to apply to the strongest departments in weaker schools.  We weren't sure if there were lots of students doing the same making those departments more selective.

Now we know that there aren't lots of strong students applying to those strong departments, or DS woouldn't have gotten in, and we have several good merit offers.

Also we needed to apply to many because it is much more difficult to judge admissions if you are not in your schools magnet program so half the points on most naviance plots have more rigor than you.

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