<p>NEValu, my condolences. Hopefully your S will get in somewhere that he will be totally happy with in the long run.</p>
<p>In the meantime, there is often no rhyme or reason to acceptances. The daughter of a good friend of mine with very high stats got rejected from all of her favourite schools (not Ivy, just good small LACs). She is totally in love with her “safety”, and got lots of $$, too.</p>
<p>Check this out:</p>
<p>[Dirty</a> Secrets of Admissions Officers - What does it take to get in? - The Application Process - AdmissionsAdvice.com](<a href=“http://admissionsadvice.mywowbb.com/forum9/2536.html]Dirty”>http://admissionsadvice.mywowbb.com/forum9/2536.html)</p>