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I agree that it is difficult for a student to get into a top 20 school even if they have high/perfect stats
The kids getting into top 20 schools from magnet programs typically have a hook
Very prestigious awards (think Regeneron caliber)
Recruited athlete
Incredible musician 
Legacy etc

Students who have varied ECs or have a huge commitment to a “regular “ EC activity don’t seem to resonate with adcomms. 
It is not that these bright, high achieving kids are one dimensional “swots”. 
The problem is that certain activities (eg sports) appear to be more prized by top colleges
If your child doesn’t want to attend UMD, I suggest you look at schools in the 20-50 range and also consider slacs. In my limited experience magnet students with good grades and a healthy extracurricular resume have no trouble gaining admission to schools in this tier.  So apply to CMU or Tufts or UCLA or UNC or Haverford etc[/quote]

Agree with all of this & my DC was just accepted ED to one of the suggested 20-50 schools above. I would caveat that with the comment that our DC had an excellent 'story' to boot, in addition to stats, but is not an athlete, legacy, or nationally recognized talent of any sort. So I wouldn't *bank* on the 20-50 as I realize now as a parent how helpful that **narrative** about DC was. Kinda worried about our DC2 tbh as they don't have strong interests like DC1 did.[/quote]

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