College List vs. GC

erlanger
Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:55:18 +0000

I consider all of the sub-15% acceptance reaches, even for great stats. So, we thought applying to more than 1 or 2 of these was the way to go. Yes, there will be a safety and 2 matches too, so I didn’t see the downside in rounding out the list with 4-5 reaches. D is a good candidate anywhere, but not a shoe-in either. She attends a small private school and I think the GCs are programmed to beat down crazy parental expectations. I am not that and am very realistic that the top schools are indeed reaches. But, if I agree I understand that these are low expectations, shouldn’t we be able to apply to the schools that D really wants to take a shot at?