Perhaps a compromise would be to consider a rolling-admission school, like Pitt. Applying in August will get a response by the end of September. She’d then presumably have one in the bag, and the counselor would be appeased (and, tbh, it would give her a boost of confidence as well). She could then apply to the safety and the reaches with a bit less anxiety about the whole process. (I believe there’s a Pitt application fee waiver code floating around, so even that wouldn’t cost you.)
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