<p>@BTAverage…I must agree with RobD. Our D was accepted at Northwestern but waitlisted at Vandy and WUST. It’s quite likely (I might venture to say probable) that your child might not gain acceptance at all three or any for that matter; you simply never know at super-selective schools. When looking at Naviance, our D would appear to be a lock at Vandy. Her stats surpassed the kids from her school who had previously been admitted (all As, 2250 SAT, 12 APs – all 5s, NM, nationally recognized athlete, president of 2 school clubs and member of others, varsity capt, started her own charity, etc., etc.) Several kids from her school applied this year, but only one was accepted. Her stats were comparable; however, she applied to a different college within Vandy that most would argue is a bit easier to get into. Perhaps this had something to do with it, perhaps not; there’s no way to know. Like RobD said, Vandy’s RD rate dropped considerably this year. Although she was very disappointed for a few weeks, she had some great options because she applied to numerous schools. (BTW…she had 2 safeties with $ from each). My advice would be:</p>
<p>A) apply ED if at all possible
B) apply to NUMEROUS schools if app/test score fees aren’t a concern</p>