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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know part of this is that my junior knows a lot more seniors this year than in years past, but it seems like schools that I would have expected to be options are rejecting a lot of kids that my kid knows.  UVA, Clemson, VT, etc. were options to DC's friends who were class of 2023, but the 2024 students are not seeing the same results.

The reason why I'm thinking about this is b/c of class schedule for senior year.  Several class of '23 kids, who are at competitive schools, took advantage of the Sr. Flex period (leaving early or coming in late).  We've been told that's a bad idea for next year.  My kid is looking at 5 AP classes and has at least one friend taking all APs and taking 2 summer courses. These are 4.0 UW students who already have several APs under their belt.  If schools that used to be targets are all reaches now days, does it make sense to still take a ton of APs?  Mine will have an AP in all the core subjects and FL.  They have little to no interest in AP Gov, but signed up for it b/c of fear that not taking it will hurt their college chances.  But, is that just listening to the noise?  Does it actually matter when acceptance rates are so low that they may end up going to a school where rigor isn't as intense?  I'm wondering if balance has gone out the window and I just need to accept it or if my kid is being fed a lie.  What are other junior parents thinkging/hearing?[/quote]

- Be realistic about school choice. Is a degree from UNC Chapel Hill or UF that much more valuable than say, a Rutgers or Penn State? 
- Up your SAT scores. Trust me. Test scores matter a LOT. A lot of the kids with high GPAs do not have strong test scores, making the whole GPA suspect, IMHO.
- Apply widely. Once you get past the Top 30-40, most schools are desperate for your application and don't really want answers to stupid questions. Much easier to apply than to schools that ask pretentious questions like, "what color apple do you like and why" in 200 words or "why do you want to go to school here?"? Duh! [/quote]

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