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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent of a high stats kid from another private school...our college counselors made it very, very clear that all bets are off for ANY college with acceptance rates <20%.  Those schools cannot be counted on for any kid.  They insisted that kids have at least [b]3 schools with acceptance rates over 50% and at least one had to have an acceptance rate over 60%.[/b]  Other than that, kids were strongly encouraged to find at least [b]5-6 schools in the 20-50 percent[/b] range that they could really be happy at.

This seemed to work well when the advice was followed...the ones that ended up unhappy are those who disregarded the advice and just put in a couple of safeties and shotgun 20 plus applications for schools with <15% acceptance rates.  These kids and their parents are now blaming the counselor for not doing more.

I'm not saying that is what is going on at Sidwell but it is certainly the case that people are upset that the process/outcomes were different that what they were 4-5 years ago and they didn't want to hear it.[/quote]

New to this thread..(at least since April surge)...the concerning part of admissions this year is that I hear of SOOO many students who are not accepted to these schools despite having great stats and activities.  Maybe for yield protection?  It feels very hard these days to feel confident in creating even a list of matches/safeties. Very much hoping that the CCO will be able to gain insight from what happened this year.[/quote]

You still don’t get it, do you?[/quote]

I absolutely DO get it.  I'm saying it's really hard for a high stats, good EC kid to feel ok even with a list that has a lot of 50%+ acceptance rate schools on it. Especially, if you want to keep the number of applications to something reasonable (10-12ish).

Personally, I'm ok with the changes going on in admissions at colleges.  But I also recognize these changes affect the entire range of schools, not just the Ivys, or the T10, T30.

It's simply a fact that plenty of high stats kids do not get acceptances at schools that had high acceptance rates historically.  As others have noted, it's a moving target if a school that used to have a 50% acceptance rate gets flooded with applications and is suddenly no longer anywhere close to being 50%.

The trickle down effect is real and even for families who "get it", it feels like a mine field.[/quote]

Well I'm sorry. If you haven't learned yet that "such is life," I don't know what to tell you.  And if your's is one of the "high stats, good EC kids" who is having a hard time with a list of schools that has a lot of 50% + acceptance rates --how can I put this kindly -- you, as a parent, have failed.

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I think you are reading way more into this than I am actually stating.  I know it's life and I am ok with it. So it my kid.

I am simply stating (admittedly, the obvious) that it's a fast changing landscape and as we enter it, it feels uneasy.  I think that is a normal feeling.

Furthermore, the reason it's hard to find schools is because the information changes dramatically from year to year, not because there are not enough schools that are deemed acceptable outcomes.

But maybe you are already feeling feisty towards other posters that you feel the need to attack.  Maybe go out for a walk and enjoy the day before the rain claims the rest of the week.  [/quote]

You need to step away from the keyboard, mom. You are WAY too invested in this. [/quote]

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