<p>Kei-o-lei:</p>
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<p>I got confused because you originally posted this:</p>
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<p>IF you meant REJECTION rate, wouldn’t that be 90% of those who score below 700 on each section of the SAT are rejected at Brown and not 10%?</p>
<p>I agree that matches and true safeties need to be included. Also, schools similar to Macalaster, as this is quite a small school that accepts a small number of students.</p>
<p>On the artsy LAC side, has she considered Vassar or Sarah Lawrence? (Bard and Bennington are a little more out there, but worth taking a look.) Skidmore?</p>
<p>In terms of midwestern LAC’s – Grinnell? Kenyon? Oberlin? Carlton (a bit reacher)?</p>
<p>Scripps, a women’s college, is similar to Barnard in that it is right next door to excellent co-ed colleges(Pomona, Claremont-McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer) where it is possible to take classes, use library facilities, and participate fully. They are also reputed to be very generous to students they really want.</p>
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<p>Sorry for the confusion . . mixed my paradigms.</p>
<p>Thanks for the correction</p>
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<p>I would suggest to add one more true safety to the list - perhaps American as some have mentioned, perhaps an in-state public.</p>
<p>Kei…not a problem. I get it now. And a good point to make that psychologically, it might be better or even more realistic to think of the rejection rate at schools with very low acceptance rates.</p>
<p>Since the student seems to be looking for a more metro, cosmopolitan feel, I second the earlier recommendation of McGill, which would be a nice safety as long as the application is submitted early in the season. Another solid choice for a student willing to consider International schools would be Trinity College in Dublin.</p>
<p>OP, you need to take CC’s anecdotal evidence with a grain of salt. My D was accepted to a college that, by CC reportage, she had no business even applying to; this as after an EA acceptance and a deposit already sent into her safety school, we were so convinced that she was lucky to get in anywhere, based on CC’s messages. So I would encourage all to apply and see what happens; my D’s letter of recommendations, I am convinced, brought her to the attention of the committee as well as unusual summer activities at the university level. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>If she likes Williams, she might like Davidson, although it is in the South in NC.</p>
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<p>This is consistently my advice. Don’t take yourself out of the race before the race even starts.</p>
<p>soozievt and others:
Yes, chance threads are really a waste. We are parents. We are not Admissions Reps. </p>
<p>Think about it, there are many more qualified students applying to schools than there are spots so some (and sometimes many) of these students have to be rejected. </p>
<p>Students/parents tend to think that rankings and “reach” schools are the best for the child when really, there are many great schools where students can get great educations and fit in well!</p>
<p>i went back to work after being home with the flu and sort of forgot about this thread, but a belated thank you for the advice and recommendations.</p>
<p>with regard to the class rank issue, i finally received some clarification-- the school does not formally rank students, but uses quintiles informally as benchmarks. so the only data i have is that she’s somewhere within the first quintile, which at this very small school means within the top eight students. for all i know she could be third, eighth, or anywhere in between (i don’t think first or second, but who knows?) but colleges won’t know the difference.</p>
<p>in other words, she has a very good academic record, and her sat scores are very slightly at the low end for what she’s aiming for. so who knows what might happen? i found out today that her college counselor thinks she has a reasonable chance at any of the schools i listed, but that she should add another safety just in case-- essentially echoing you guys. clearly she’s in good hands! ;)</p>
<p>finally, for the last time, IT’S NOT A CHANCES THREAD. i was asking about the list holistically, not about probabilities for specific schools. i think we have a pretty good idea now, though, so thanks again for all your thoughts!</p>