<p>My oldest applied to a reach school- her GPA & SATs were below( slightly) the median of accepted students. She didn’t have any APs ( her school didn’t offer them)
She is however a strong writer, had unusual ECs ( 2000 volunteer hours @ the zoo) and excellent recommendations.
She also had taken a year off after high school to volunteer with CityYear- hadn’t applied to Reed while she still was in school, but while she had been admitted to all her previous schools- we wondered if we could find a school that was a better fit for her.
She was admitted regular decision with a good fin aid package that met 100% of what remained after our FAFSA EFC.</p>