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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I admit I was naive with my recent grad after she scored a 1520. All the rigor, AP scores, good but not national ECs. Rejected to the first five on this list. I knew they were reaches but I thought there was hope for a couple in RD.
Good luck![/quote]

I’m glad my 1520 kid refused to listen to me and did not apply to most of the schools on OP’s list a couple years ago. They were more accepting/cognizant of how hard it is now, while I was stuck in  my Gen X college admissions memory lane. [/quote]

Yes but there is a lot of randomness in the college admissions process in America so if you can afford the application fees and your kid has the patience to do a few essays extra, why not apply? [/quote]

I’m the first 1520 poster that they’re responding to... While we were a bit naive, as we got further along I did still think there was a chance due to the lottery-like nature of it and seeing some stats online. But now I know how much harder it is for certain majors and geographic areas and that of course you have no way of knowing other kids’ application content and strengths. (Test optional policies didn’t help them either at say, Vandy, IMO).
Thankfully they had other targets and got in a bunch! It’s that super top tier that was a bust.[/quote]

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