<p>“If you are applying to the more competitive schools, you have about a one in five or six chance even if your child is a straight A student with stellar SSATs and a variety of ECs.”</p>
<p>THIS. I think many candidates and parents think that their straight A kid has better than average chances at even the most selective schools. This is actually not the case, which is another reason I bang the “Cast a wide net” drum so loudly.</p>