<p>“I understand that when it comes to top schools, decisions are mostly arbitrary. But does a student with my credentials ever end up not going someplace like the schools I’ve listed above. Sure, it makes sense to me that a student could want to go to Yale, but instead they get into Princeton, and that’s that. But does a student with all A’s and a 2300+ ever get rejected from ALL of the top schools to which he has applied?”</p>
<p>Yes, of course it can happen (see links). There are schools still accepting applications. You may want to consider adding a safety school.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/47867-we-re-picking-up-the-pieces-but-what-went-wrong-p1.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/47867-we-re-picking-up-the-pieces-but-what-went-wrong-p1.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/192395-no-acceptances-one-kid-s-story-a-year-later-p1.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/192395-no-acceptances-one-kid-s-story-a-year-later-p1.html</a></p>