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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid did 11 btw EA and RD and can’t imagine doing many more, unless you’re talking applications w no supps.

But our school is hard focused on getting each app right. Teachers will even write a LOR, you submit the app, then teacher will edit for next school etc. So that app to Princeton or Rice or Williams is all about that kid and what they’ll bring to that specific school.

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Wow.  What kind of school is this?  If private, what kind of private? [/quote]

Private day school in nyc. My kid doing 11 was on the high end because there were 5 UCAS schools (one app) in there. The HS limits US apps to 10 and average kid submits 6. There's some T5 legacy, but sub 10% of the kids. It's also a school that if you get in SCEA, you can apply to one or two more but that's it. Most don't submit any more if they get in SCEA. There is an awareness about the pool.

I don't think people appreciate how worse your odds get if you're submitting 15+ and so are your classmates. You may not even be the best app to Rice or BU coming from your HS. I also don't think people appreciate how good a good application moves the needle. Parents think if John and Jim are both applying to Vandy and everyone knows John is the "better" applicant, it's an easy call. But the essays, how they narrow-focus the activities list, the LOR, how they tell their story and interest related to what Vandy specifically offers  ..that's what matters. Not the 3.96 vs 3.90. [/quote]

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