How choose schools to avoid rejection due to yield protection?

[ParentOfReapplicant]

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My daughter has MCAT 525 and s & cGPA 3.89

In MSAR what filters should I use? admit.org recommendations are top heavy so she needs some realistic safeties.

 

[Goro]

Delete schools whose median MCAT scores are <513.

 

[Nontrad_FL_LGBT]

You should let your daughter make her own school list. Are you going to rank her residency options too?

 

[cj_cregg]

I would not make assumptions. I don't think yield protection is as widespread as many seem to think at least based on stats alone. If there's a school that she genuinely feels she is a good fit for with regards to academic and extracurricular opportunities, mission, location, etc, she should apply.

 

[ParentOfReapplicant]

Delete schools whose median MCAT scores are <513.

Thank you @Goro

 

[ParentOfReapplicant]

I would not make assumptions. I don't think yield protection is as widespread as many seem to think at least based on stats alone. If there's a school that she genuinely feels she is a good fit for with regards to academic and extracurricular opportunities, mission, location, etc, she should apply.

@cj_cregg thanks I will ask her to keep the schools she really likes.

 

[ParentOfReapplicant]

Seems to be an uptick of parents asking questions for their kids lately... can't help but wonder why the applicant isn't the one asking the question.

because applicant did not know about SDN.

 

[ParentOfReapplicant]

You should let your daughter make her own school list. Are you going to rank her residency options too?

She applied all by herself during the 2024 cycle in her senior year but is now at home and reapplying. I will show her your post and ask her not to make me do it again!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

She applied all by herself during the 2024 cycle in her senior year but is now at home and reapplying. I will show her your post and ask her not to make me do it again!

She needs to stand up for herself. Perhaps the reason why she wasn't successful previously was her inability to seek help, especially from experts here.