Wouldn’t applying to schools where the stats say admission is very likely be one way to yield good results without 10 applications?
Not if all the schools are being slammed with applications right now! From what I gather- greater awareness of the BS option and the booming economy are the two main drivers.
And, I’m not even going to touch failing public schools, but I think we can all use our imagination.
Plus- where does it say that admission is " very likely " - anywhere?
Our pool ( several years ago ) was different and highly competitive because of where we were applying from. It was more like an Arms Race back then ( still is ) and so were all the legacy school pools, too - so not a lot of shelter for my kids going in even though everything worked out M10.
TBH - there were times during our three app cycles that I wished I was blissfully unaware about our competition and my kids had pretty strong apps plus all three were Club rowers known to all the BS Crew coaches- and, yes- we still applied to 10 schools and I don’t regret it for a second because it was absolutely the right thing to do.
You never know.
Anyway, @cinnamon1212 - I am very happy for your two wonderful outcomes for both kids! Always nice to hear so Congrats! 