Recommendation letters

Yeah no one is sending that many.

No one is asking for that many.

But sounds like you’ve decided.

Yes there can be a scholarship or Honors program that has a requirement above the school but no way five.

But your kid did them and thinks this is the way so the question is answered in that sense.

Good luck but short of a horrible test score you submit or not meeting minimal requirements, it sounds like a student in with huge merit.

I repeat these schools need you far more than you need them. Furman has a 13% yield - lower if taking out ED And they throw money at kids. Centre about 1/4 in the last CDs a few years ago but much lower non ED.

If you are legit 75% plus, they’ll be begging for you, with money. Special programs and more acceptance isn’t their issue. Getting kids to attend is - assuming you can afford $40-50k ish.

They may not know her stats or maybe they are trying to make her feel good. After all admission people are sales people and yes a special scholarship or program might require an LOR but you are taking about not difficult to get into schools for most and if she’s over the 75th percentile, including a test, the only question to you is - are they offering enough

UK is a fine school but very different from Centre and Furman. There are other smaller publics from a Murray State to UT Chatt to Christopher Newport or others that might fit her better.

Good luck

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