I have a lot of friends from Prestigious U’s, and a huge number of them told me that their councilor tried to dissuade them from applying to the college they ended up graduating from.
A classic case of selection bias, isn’t it? :-)
But as far as I know, the common practice for a high school senior is to have one or two “reach” schools (say, a couple of Ivies), one or two “safety” schools (say, the local state college), and the rest being reasonably well matched to the SAT/GPA/general cuteness.
A classic case of selection bias, isn’t it? :-)
But as far as I know, the common practice for a high school senior is to have one or two “reach” schools (say, a couple of Ivies), one or two “safety” schools (say, the local state college), and the rest being reasonably well matched to the SAT/GPA/general cuteness.