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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here once again.  My mind is blown that a 99.9th percentile ACT, NMSF, 10+ APs with mostly 5s, and a nearly perfect GPA are a dime a dozen and not something that would interest T20 schools.  I guess you learn something every day.  [/quote]

My mind is blown that you haven’t done any tire kicking to realize the reality that these types of kids are incredibly common in this country? Talk about self centered. [/quote]

Not OP but jeez!  :roll: stop being so snotty!

College is a weird weird world now and so 100% different from when all of us parents applied that unless you have started to spend time spots like this to realize the outcomes for high stats kids and to hear about how people “cultivate” these ridiculous “spiky” profiles for their kids, you will not assume either is the case. People just do not realize how much things have changed from when we all were applying. [/quote]

Some kids who aRe spikey were trained so but others are naturally spikey.

I think the issue with OP was she got the answer but it wasn’t what she was looking for. Yet:

-Her kid has been in this school awhile;

- she sees kid with high grades and NMSF but also know that doesn’t make kid stand out even at school

Nevertheless, she is still incredulous that her kid probably won’t fare better than what she assumed. Where has she seen the top 25% of her kid’s school going for the last few years?[/quote]
Top 25% is evenly split between T20 type schools and the Honors College at the state flagship with around $15,000 merit scholarships.  A lot of the kids getting into T20 schools don't have the same financial concerns.

Thanks to the handful of people who were helpful.  As I said in the OP, my kid is perfectly happy doing the Honors College at the state flagship, and we just wanted to see what else might be viable.  The answer appears to be that the high stats don't matter that much, and the state flagship is the way to go.  
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