Chance me for T20s [CA resident, 4.0 GPA, 1510 SAT, economics or political science]

[circuitrider]

@NiceUnparticularMan

if you end up wanting a different sort of college experience than a larger public university, or perhaps in a different location, it can make sense to have what I would call Likely and Target options that are different in those ways.

I would only point out that one of her Reaches is USC, a large, private university whose overlaps are all in California.

[NiceUnparticularMan]

I will admit I sometimes struggle to understand the value proposition for Californians looking at USC without a lot of aid.

[MirandaKnight]

@NiceUnparticularMan

Again, I am not saying this is never valid. I just think a lot of kids at this juncture imagine themselves being thrilled at getting into any college that they see as a reach, that will impress peers and family, or so on. And they may in fact be thrilled–for a day or two. Then the reality hits, the sugar high from just being admitted fades, maybe their confidence in having a shot at other colleges goes up, and they are no longer sure they have made the right choice.

I think this bit is very important. I noticed that the poster listed Northwestern and U Penn as the two with ED consideration though sounds like all may be under ED consideration. These may be the two top choices or there might be one that is preferred but the other is considered easier to get into ED.

If there is a preference for one, then would the student feel some regret if accepted ED to the less preferred one in order to better the odds? If so, then it’s likely best to either ED to the preferred school or don’t ED at all.

[Mike_Ba]

Thank you for posting the no acceptance thread. You can have all the qualifications in the world and still not get in something people often forget.

[somethings]

@apwo

someone pls tell me where to ed

I could be wrong about Northwestern but my impression is that they pick out the applicants who can clearly describe why it’s a good fit (on top of strong qualification). If you don’t know by now why you want to ED there, it’s probably not where you want to ED.