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[quote=Anonymous]Things may have changed a lot since the pandemic, but the odds just didn't seem very daunting for my DD and her peers. DD's friends spanned a number of local public and private high schools and they were all very strong academically since middle school (no recruited athletes). All took the hardest courses available and scored really well on the tests. They were also the active, loud, pushy students who knew how to win over teachers (who write the recs) and reinvigorate the ECs they ran. The ones who got their first choice or multiple Ivy admits were the ones who did the free competitive summer programs (RSI, NSLI-Y, TASP) . The legacy who applied early were about 50/50, but not too many admissions in the RD round (most of DD's set were legacy at one of the Ivies). And, not everyone with an Ivy admit chose the school. Many preferred the SLACs or a women's college. It's just college - lots of places to get a great education in a kids preferred environment. [/quote]
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