<p>Congratulations! That is wonderful news. So which one are you going to pick?
In this case, I think it proves that those institutions really do have “holistic” admissions. They will sometimes overlook bad test scores if the rest of the application is very solid and there are potentially extenuating circumstances.
In general, students *should *feel free to dream and should apply to some schools that may seem out of their range based on GPA/test scores as long as they also apply to other schools where their odds are better and where they can afford to go. If you read the posts, especially recently, you see too many students who only “dreamed” and now are stuck with nowhere to go at the last minute.</p>