<p>I'm just wondering if anyone knows if it's possible to get into a school that someone says is a "reach" or "slight reach." Does that mean there's some shot, or just a better way of saying "I really doubt it..." Anyone have any experiences with getting into a reach school?</p>
<p>Thanks,
dmission</p>
<p>Yes, people definitely do. And sometimes very unexpectedly. I have personally seen this happen,</p>
<p>UChicago was an uber-reach for me. . . Even my own parents told me I wouldn't get in. I had a 3.5 and a 2130, but I got in EA. Even without perfect stats, it is possible to get into reaches. If the admissions committee sees something in you that your grades dont reflect, its possible.</p>
<p>Yep. I know people who got into BC and TCNJ as reaches and a person who got into Penn unexpectedly.</p>
<p>praying.....</p>
<p>Of course it's possible to get into reach schools. HYPSM are reach schools for nearly everyone, but people still get in.</p>
<p>As for personal experiences, I won't know until spring, but a guy at my school who was rejected from UChicago last year got into Yale.</p>
<p>I got into my reach after my guidance counselor told me I wouldn't. :D</p>
<p>congrats thekristin, that's awesome!</p>
<p>MM...wondering the same thing. I really hope so because some of my favorites are at target/reach level. I'm just really worried about how this will play out. I hope the same thing will happen to me thekristin!</p>
<p>Harvard/Princeton/Yale are a reach for everyone, and yet somehow, real life people do attend those colleges. So yes.</p>
<p>Yes, I got into some myself. :D</p>
<p>PRAYING INDEED (caps)...</p>
<p>My son got into one, where he's the bottom 25% in both standardized test score and GPA. Of course I credit the admissions rep, who met with him, for recognizing what a great kids he is. He has a wide range of talents (lead in the high school musicals and all-conference on the football field), yet has a pretty specific idea of what he wants to do with his life.</p>
<p>Happens all the time. Keep in mind that "reach" is defined differently by different people. My D's school calls HYPetc reach schools for everyone based on the difficulty of getting in. Yet they place large numbers (% wise) in such schools.</p>
<p>If you don't consider the Ivies because they're a reach for everyone, how do kids do when they actually get into their reach? Are they at the bottom of the heap and perform in a corresponding manner, or once everyone is there, can you not tell a 2400 from a 2100?</p>
<p>missypie: I don't think you can tell. For example, DS got 1450 on SAT minus writing and 34 on ACT. His ACT score converts to a 1520, so these numbers are somewhat arbitrary. He has a higher ACT than many students with higher SAT's. Just a better test for him. He actually scored 36 on the science portion, something the SAT doesn't even test. (Most testers consider this the hardest portion of the ACT.) And his verbal scores were higher than many with a higher SAT score. He is not bad in math (690) he just panics on math tests.</p>
<p>I don't know if it's been mentioned already, but most of the elite schools are reaches for everyone and yet, people get in every year... so... :)</p>
<p>I had a 3.3 unweighted GPA and my guidance counselor actually told me I should look into UMass and forget about the bigger names.</p>
<p>15 months of full-time work experience later, I was into Columbia, ED. It's a longer story than that but that's the important message.</p>
<p>The concept of reach schools is to test whether you actually care about your dreams or not.</p>
<p>I guess that brings up the question of whether the reach really is your dream, or just another school on the list that happens to have more stringent requirements.</p>
<p>Cool NatalieW! Congrats! :D do you kno how u got in?? did u have lyk a special talent or super good essay or something?? I'm actually really curious.. :")</p>