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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]as a parent of a current 9th grader hoping to avoid disappointment, is there anything OP's child should have done differently? Be more "spikey"?  Pick a less competitive major?  Or is it just a lottery?  Get more excited about "lower ranked" schools? TIA![/quote]

Grades. It's all about grades. Little room for error. The rest is window dressing.[/quote]

Tell that to my DC who has a 4.0 in the most rigorous class (plus near-perfect SATs and all 5s in AP exams).

If you really want to avoid disappointment, see it as a lottery and be sure to stress the wonderful aspects of schools outside the T20.[/quote]

If your kid is that smart, they should understand that all T20 schools are highly rejective, that most who apply "meet the academic standard needed" so most will be rejected.  It is simple statistics.  So yes it's like the lottery, even if you get a ticket (high stats), 90%+ are rejected. [/quote]

How do we explain situations where one kid gets into multiple T20, though, and another only gets into one? Is it luck? Is it that those schools are looking for the same thing? Or is it something else in the application?

Thought this recent Reddit post was really interesting:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1k98ye2/reflection_as_i_see_26_freaking_out_on_here/[/quote]

The overlap on the Venn diagram is huge. Schools select according to their institutional priorities which are mostly the same priorities of other institutions so an application attractive to one is likely attractive to many.

There was a wild thread not too long ago the demonstrated the fundamental lack of understanding of Probability among the highly educated. [/quote]

The kids who get into many T10/T20 have a lot in common (From a diff reddit post):

:I’ve worked with plenty of students admitted to multiple T10s. In my experience, my cross-admit students usually have:

stats that immediately put them in the top half of the incoming freshman class — 1550+ SAT, 4.0 GPA, ranked top 1% or their high school class, tons of APs and dual-enrollment (lots of 5s) [NOTE: this is public high school kids]

thoughtful, self-reflective Personal Statements that took many months to write and 10+ drafts

lots of care in every supplemental essay to show great fit with each college and the specific opportunities they’ll take advantage of on campus

at least one EC with significant community impact, OR student has significant family responsibilities

lots of care writing and editing the Activities List to really capture the impact of every EC

genuinely interested in their field (reading books, watching documentaries), not just obsessed with prestige

well-spoken and articulate — so likely to interview well

close relationships with multiple teachers and a standout student in their school community, so probably strong LORs

generally they seem nice and kind ☺️"[/quote]

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