Chance Me: Lower GPA, above average ECs, straight Asian male for T20s/Ivies [VA resident, 3.76 GPA,32.5 ACT, Poli Sci/History] [parents require "T20" or live at home and commute to college]

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@CHANCEM3 please read the thread I’m about to link. This student applied the first time and really didn’t have a solid sure thing for admission. He had extremely strong stats, was a NMF, top student in his high school…and really reached high. Really, no one expected that he wouldn’t get accepted someplace but that’s exactly what happened.

In my opinion, this thread is a MUST READ (even though it’s old) for anyone who is considering applying to only highly rejective schools. Read the whole thread.

Please read this…and then find two sure things for admission that are affordable, that you like, and that you have a very strong likelihood of acceptance.

No Acceptances: One Kid's Story - A year later...

Part I of III Sorry this is long but some posters have pm’d me about our story and I thought it would be of help to re-tell it. One year ago I posted a question here on CC – “We’re Picking up the Pieces …but what went wrong?” My son had applied to eight schools, been rejected at five and waitlisted at three. I expected to get a few responses and see the thread disappear deep into the archives of CC. Little did I imagine that one year later, not only would I still be posting about the progress, but an entire cyber family on College Confidential would still be going through it with me. For the benefit of those of you starting out on college applications, or – hopefully not-- for those of you who may find yourselves in our position, this is the story of one kid’s worst case scenario and how he made the best of it. I’m re-telling it here by way of my own original posts and those of other CC posters whose advice was so vital to the journey. Thanks to all of you! My original post o…