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How admit rates and average scores mislead the families who lean on them hardest — and what to look at instead.

Why what worked for the class above you is the first instinct to question — admissions moves faster than the advice does.

On the cost of being entertained while you should be deciding — and how to reclaim the attention this cycle requires.

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