If using the common app there is a section for additional information. I agree to have counselor write in rec but also have your child explain it here also. My kid changed languages 1/2 thru school and put an explanation here.
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Curious to see what acceptances came through with the right amount of aid.
If Spanish wasnât offered at her school, make sure that this is mentioned in her counselor recommendation or somewhere else on transcript (and/or on school profile). These top schools with true holistic review will take that into consideration.
Note, Spanish teachers are apparently very hard to find. We live in a city and our local HS and a local private K-8 I know both had a heck of time finding new ones in recent years.
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Most regular decision acceptances have not yet been sent out. And many early action ones are just getting sent.
The Op might not have heard anythingâŠyet.
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Oops and just realized this was an old thread 
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Hi all. No news yet, as we just check the mail hopefully each day! RD apps in at 10 schools, including the three in the title here. Interviews at maybe 6 of the 10. Not one bit of news (good or bad) yet. So, lots of fingers crossed. But this thread (and forum) have been really helpful so far.
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Do you have an assured acceptance with a COA under $24k on the list ?
@tsbna44 they havenât heard anythingâŠyet. From the OP.
Yes. I was asking on that list of 10 - that they havenât heard from - is there an assured admission with a definite under $24k?
So in other words is there an assured place to land?
Given location and NMSF, maybe a UMaine as an exampleâŠ.
Literally no news. Four of the ten schools she applied to are TE. No acceptances, no safe place to land yet at any price ⊠nothing at all. So it goes in RD land, I guess, particularly in a messed up FAFSA year. As parents, itâs our first rodeo.
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If I were you, Iâd apply to Maine, Alabama, TulsaâŠwherever.
Iâd check dates - how late can you apply - and still take advantage of your national merit - which will cost you even less than TE.
Everyone needs to apply to a school that is:
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Admissions assured
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Affordability assured
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Ideally where the student would be happy - but no matter what happens, even with an acceptance, you need #2.
So - if it were me - I would find the most important school on your list - which I just described. It might not be the most desired - but it is the most important.
You have a $24K budget - there are few (W Carolina is one) and then the 3 I just mentioned with NM - that will come in at budget. There are more.
Hoping your TE gets accepted and applying only to schools that you may (or may not get into) and you may or may not be able to afford is not a wise strategy.
If you had what I described - then it would be wise.
So please focus on finding that admission and affordability safety.
Good luck.
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Where did she end up applying? Any clearer ideas yet about where she might want to land?
The other day she said she was legitimately excited about all 10 places she applied to. All three in the title of this Chance Me, plus Williams, Wesleyan and Middlebury are reaches for anybody. The other four are a bit lower in the stratosphere. Three have accept rates in the 40s or 50s, but cost will likely be an issue even with TE or merit. One is a very niche-y small LAC that she liked a lot and is somewhat more affordable (St. Johnâs.) Itâs a tightrope. She has applied for about ten jillion scholarships that could end up helping.
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St. Johns is an amazing school for the right people. Glad that she liked it!
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I hate to keep going back to this - but what is your plan?
Itâs like youâre betting the house on black in roulette.
If it doesnât pan out - then what ? Youâve lost it all.
You are missing THE MOST IMPORTANT school on your list.
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Sounds like a great list. St. Johnâs has raised serious funds recently to help cut student costs, and itâs a wonderful choice for those who are into its particular program (a nephew visited and also loved it, though ultimately decided it was too small). Hoping she has a difficultâin the best wayâchoice to make later this spring!
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Keep us posted! 
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Did she apply to any of the scholarships?
Sheâs applied to so many scholarships I canât believe it. Most of them are quite small ⊠but not all. I know I didnât work this hard when I was headed to college.
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D24 received first acceptance last night, of 10 apps, 4 of which were TE. She got TE (set rate) plus merit at St. Lawrence to bring COA down to 29. It was nice to get an accept, and rumor has it theyâll stack need on top of TE. Weâll see. Still out of range on cost ⊠but nearing the road that leads to the ballpark we are in.
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