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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ll bite. Here’s a selection of really nice schools, of different sizes and locations that could be of interest, depending on major and setting. Lots of very different schools.

Reach: Northwestern, Cornell, U Penn, U Chicago, Bowdoin, Brown, Dartmouth
Target / Reach: Michigan, Rochester, Wash U, Wesleyan, Middlebury, Tufts
Target: Colby, Colgate, U Washington, Boston College, NYU
Safeties: Univ of Toronto, McGill, Wisconsin, Reed, Bates, Dickinson, Gettysburg, Tulane[/quote]

Toronto, McGill, Bates, Tulane and Wisc are NOT safeties.  I would say Bates and Tulane are likely with this profile, especially if full pay ED.

I would also encourage your high performing DS to include some highly ranking international schools as “likelies” since their admission is a bit more predictable ie the UK schools like Edinburg and St Andrew’s only care about your scores.  [/quote]

I’m the person who listed these. Okay, maybe Toronto and McGill are closer to Target. They rely much more on test scores and I think an early application from a student with strong test scores is very, very likely. I think international colleges are good choices for likelies for strong students because they are likely to adapt well, will have international experience upon graduating, have access to world-class opportunities and, in the case of McGill, may come out with a strong foreign language.

I do think Reed, Bates, Tulane, Dickinson, Gettysburg and Wisconsin are extremely likely. Bates is not need-blind so if the applicant is full pay, that helps.

I just went through this with my niece and friends who applied from a top NY school (not one of the top 3 in NY so probably pretty comparable to a top DC school). This student - especially if full pay - is likely to be helped by the test optional policies in place right now. Fewer kids are presenting scores and the kids from the top schools are expected to bring in top scores. The best strategy is to identify an ED1 and ED2 school. [/quote]

Toronto has grade deflation and can be a pretty tough adjustment. The Canadian schools also do a lot less hand holding than many US schools. [/quote]

Totally agree on the Canadian schools..Excellent education but tough grading and zero hand holding. Sink or Swim.[/quote]

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