<p>I’m in the Parents of 2015 group and a very wise mother there advocates a deep list of schools with varying acceptance rates instead of a broad list of schools of the same general acceptance rate with one or two safeties especially for the high stat student. (I think the lower stat student already know this because, well, they know that rejection is very possible. they’ve been there already.) </p>
<p>I don’t know your son but here’s a sample deep list with their estimated acceptance rate: Amherst (15%), Colorado College (20%), Reed (35%), Whitman (50%), and Lewis and Clark (60%) and Hendrix College (80%). Obviously one can add more colleges anywhere along the continuum. In other words, aim high but put in similar colleges/universities that are less selective until you reach the safety. Of course, your child likes each and every school on that list.</p>
<p>good luck with whichever path your son takes.</p>