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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Turning this into a waitlist game of chicken will at sone point backfire on these schools. [/quote]

This - 100%!

Something has to give.  When you have top students (yes, top grades, SAT, extracurriculars, research, internships, etc.) get shut out of all matches and reaches and sit on 5-7 waitlists, it is going to backfire on these schools.

The reality is that all of us have - to some degree - bought into the racket that is the college process. We've encouraged our kids to work their asses off for years, do all the right things, be leaders, excellent in sports, in the classroom and in their communities (all great things by the way). We've encouraged ourselves to save ridiculous amounts of money to fund their educations. The expectation was clear: do these things and you will have qualified for admission to an elite institution (and you'll have the opportunity to pay 80k/year for the experience). This year, that expectation was blown up.

If the schools want to upend that process and set new expectations, fine, but they should be prepared for it to backfire. Maybe upper middle class families who have saved for decades to pay for the dream of elite schools decide it isn't worth 80k /year to be jerked around like this. Maybe more will decide that the state school is just fine for undergrad.(It's one thing to pay the 80k for a top school, quite another for a safety.)[/quote]

I have been reading this forum for years. And every year there are kids who are "shut out." Usually they were ill-advised or stubborn and made bad lists (no true safeties or did not show interest in their safeties, had an outdated idea of admissions standards, etc). Occasionally there is a fluke of bad luck. But the private school parents always post in terror, because they did not  know this was possible. It really does happen every year people. (But admittedly, COVID had impacted the past two admissions seasons.)

I can only tell you the parents of younger kids to encourage your child to build a good list. Help them find a school that admits most students that they would be happy to attend. There really are many strong ones, but you have to let go of being so status-driven. Find places that offer a solid education and where your kid will thrive as they go through their last stage of growing up.[/quote]

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