I wanted to track this thread down and report back some results. Kiddo looked at all New England/Midwestern SLACs and decided that Oberlin was the perfect fit. High stats kiddo who worked their butt off for their grades and scores, so my husband and I were hoping they would try for an Amherst or Swarthmore, which were also on their list. But kiddo loved Oberlin! It took a hot minute, but we finally came around to the idea that for kiddo to succeed, they should be “all in” on their college choice. And also, Oberlin is a great school that many would consider a reach! Fast forward to admissions where kiddo’s friends are all ED-ing to highly ranked schools and getting rejected/deferred. Kiddo gets admitted to Oberlin with a very nice merit package. Happy and Done! Glad they did the work in high school to make admittance to their first choice school a reailty!
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