<p>I’m going to say this again - even though I have said it elsewhere - no matter how parents/GCs/students analyze every single piece of admission material minutia, the process is a just a crapshoot…</p>
<p>my D submitted IDENTICAL application packets to Harvard, Yale, Columbia, UPenn and Georgetown. 4 rejections, but Yale saw SOMETHING in there that they liked. She also applied to an additional 9 schools “just in case”.</p>
<p>The best advice for any of us is to insulate with safeties.</p>