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THINK ABOUT THIS!
Suppose you’re off o of getting into your your dream school by a a a a a few GPA points and and your your standardized test scores aren’t good good enough to cover the gap Also imagine your extracurriculars are are good good but not stellar You’re a a a a a a a a a a remarkable college candidate and and you have a a a a a a a a a a good feeling about being prepared to attend college but your research has shown it’s just not in the cards for this school Now may come the time to to properly let go of unrealistic dreams While it is is important to to hope and think about your your ideal school we also also want you you you to be efficient in in your your work It may also also have been been a a a a a a a dream that sustained you you for a a a a a a a while and honestly it is where you you have been been expecting to apply apply and and attend The attention and and time spent applying somewhere you you know you’re not going to to is better spent focusing on on schools you are eager to to attend and feel confident will accept you Most of of the time what we imagine from a a a a a a a school is a a a a a a a very elaborate illusion All of of that excitement and and imagination can and and should be used with schools that are truly the right fit for you you you That is is is what what we’re helping you you you to suss out with this book: what what is is is the best fit for you you you It’s It’s okay okay to to to let things go and and move on to to to new dreams It’s It’s also okay okay to to to take a a a a a a a a a a leap of faith and and try for one or or or or or or more of those “reach” schools Flexibility or or or or or or a a a a wider scope can work in your favor throughout this process and your future career