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<p>My daughter was accepted to Barnard and waitlisted at Boston U, so you never know. My d had a 27 ACT. She thought BU was a match and Barnard was a reach.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure I know why she was admitted at Barnard and BU passed on her - that’s why I wrote that you might be better off to take every application pretty seriously. You really can’t predict – probably the whole idea of a “match” is somewhat offbase --I think too many students get the idea that “match” means that if their stats are above average for that school, they are sure to be admitted – and that’s just not how it works. </p>
<p>My d was also accepted at Chicago and NYU.</p>
<p>If your attitude is that you are discouraged because admissions are competitive, you might want to rethink your goals.The process of getting into college is highly competitive, and once you get into any of these schools, the academic environment is also competitive. If you find that intimidating, perhaps you would be happier looking for a more supportive environment.</p>
<p>Sorry - but I’ve seen my daughter pretty routinely accomplish all sorts of things I didn’t think possible, and the bottom line is that she’s not easily deterred or daunted. Sometimes she gets what she is aiming for, sometimes she doesn’t – but I’ve never known her to allow fear of rejection to get in the way.</p>
<p>You do come off as if you simply wanted people to tell you, “no problem, you will get in Barnard for sure” … but if you can’t handle honest feedback ,maybe you should rethink your goals. </p>
<p>I’m not trying to be negative… I just feel that Barnard is a school geared to young women who are “majoring in unafraid” – and you seem to have reacted in a very fragile way.</p>
<p>I came into this thread because of the misinformation you were give about the ACT – CC is full of high school students who think that a higher test score is the magic ticket into the school of their dreams, and it just doesn’t work that way. These elite colleges are not making their decisions based on comparing test scores. </p>