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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oldest 12; 4 high reaches, 6 high target/low reaches, 2targets (I was extremely nervous that she had no true safeties). Accepted at 6, waitlisted at 2, rejected at 4. 
Second 1 reach. Accepted in ED. Recruited athlete. 
Expect youngest will apply to 10 or so unless he can get recruited to play his sport. [/quote]

Op here. I feel like DS’s safeties are actually not true safety. I think he won’t be happy if he ends up at a true safety, which is why I thought it may be better to apply to a lot of schools that are low reaches/targets. [/quote]

The challenge with very high-stats kids is that those &quot;low reach/target&quot; schools may actually be more of a reach than the student thinks. If they still have &lt;25% acceptance rate they should be considered reaches regardless of stats. He should spend time working to find a real safety that has some things that he can be excited about. Specific programs in his major, study abroad options, student groups, etc.

One of my DD's safeties has a very high acceptance rate and most people probably haven't heard of it. But it has an experience in her major area that she is really, really excited to participate in. [/quote]

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ANd to be a safety acceptance rate must be greater than 50%.

All T20-30 schools (and t10-15 SLAC) are reaches for everyone.  Your GPA/SAT scores just allow you to purchase the lottery ticket.

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Mine made the rookie mistake of building a reach heavy list.   Accepted to 5, rejected by 5, waitlisted at 2.  High stats great ECs etc.  "targets" were actually reaches in this recent cycle bc volume of applications drove down acceptance rates.  Schools where his stats were in the top 75% waitlisted/rejected him.  
Accepted to a lottery ticket school in RD but was preparing to become excited by solid offers from good but not top top schools.  And grateful.  Brutal cycle.  Our next one is drawing up a much more balanced list.  
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