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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK I read a little more carefully and I think what you are saying is that if she ED’s to a highly selective college and doesn’t get in then she will have wasted her ED option. Is that what you mean? That she would be better off doing early decision to a less selective college because it guarantees her a spot where she is more likely to be admitted? I don’t really see the appeal of that given I think she would be very happy at Dickinson or Franklin and Marshall. I think she would want to try to get into one of the others. She has a really solid record and she will have glowing recommendations. She has shown discipline and commitment in a number of areas and looking at a major that more women are needed for. None of that guarantees anything of course and it is essentially a lottery for kids like her but I can’t see her locking into a less desirable option just to avoid being rejected to the more selective ones. Let’s be honest, college is what you make of it and she is likely to get into something good on this list.

Good call on whoever said Towson non-dance majors can’t take conservatory classes. It’s true and that has now come off our list. Groan. [/quote]

I don’t mean to suggest your daughter should aim low- she is super strong- but your reasoning here is a little iffy. You are basically saying we might as well try for the very best but if it doesn’t work, who cares, a college is a college. What I am suggesting is she might find that there are schools below the top of the list that in reality are very similar to Williams/Amherst but where she probably would have a stronger chance (as would anyone). Davidson for example. Just take a look at all these schools- you may find your daughter would actually rather go to one of them over one of the tippy top ones just for vibe reasons. If I were 17, for example, I may choose Davidson over Swat because it seems more fun. Swat seems kind of a grind. Considerations like that. Bottom line is Williams and Amherst are really hard to get into, almost like HPYSM. After you get through recruited athletes, legacies at least with Williams, URMs etc. they reject many applicants with superb test scores as you can tell from the CDS. Her stats stand out a bit more as you go down the list from the most extremely selective schools like Williams Amherst Bowdoin and Pomona. [/quote]

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