I was also going to say strongly consider ED to a school that has a good NPC for you. The drawback is that you can’t compare offers (so not the best strategy if you want to weigh competing financial aid offers), but at some competitive LACs applying ED can really help admissions chances. If there’s one (or two) that stands out, you can ED to it (and possibly consider another for ED2, if offered). Admissions officers at Bowdoin and Colby said clearly that they will remain TO and I remember that at Bowdoin 50% of applicants do not submit scores. I think Bates is similar. The competing strategy would be to find some schools where admission is more likely and kid would be happy,
apply to a bunch , including more reachy LACs, and then hopefully have some offers to compare at the end of RD time. Both valid strategies that can lead to successful admissions, but each with risks.
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