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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]0 chance at Amherst, Williams, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Pomona, and Claremont McKenna. Not even worth bothering applying to these. All are in the selectivity ballpark of the Ivies and equivalent. They do not admit B students unless it's a highly grade deflated school they're familiar with.

Middlebury, Carleton, Davidson, Wellesley, Washington and Lee, Vassar, Haverford, Wesleyan would be reaches. If D really likes one or multiple, strongly encourage ED1 or ED2.

Other SLACs in the top 50 (Grinnell, Bates, Colgate, Scripps, Kenyon, etc) are matches.

Let go of the Amherst obsession and be realistic. Many of the attainable reaches are just as good as Amherst, and many have a similar culture. [/quote]

Thank you.  OP here.  [b]She is thinking ED (ED1) to Middlebury[/b].  Just got Naviance and looks like her school has admitted kids there.  We have visited.  Also, Colby sent her something in the mail.  Do you think ED2 if she doesn't get it?  I know they say ED has a lot of legacies and recruited athletes but Middlebury takes 2/3rds of its class ED, so I gotta think it helps.

There was a kid that got into Amherst from her school who did ED and we think he had similar grades.  He was URM but not really because the family was wealthy.  [/quote]

Honestly, it is a wasted ED with her stats.  [/quote]

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