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2006
SAT 1430 GPA 4.0 UVA: accepted ED, attended Boston College: accepted EA Tulane: accepted |
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2004 from NOVA public
GPA 4.0+ weighted ACT 32 Admitted: Carleton, Grinnell, William & Mary Denied: Brown, Wesleyan |
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1983
GPA not calculated at my high school, but it was about a B+/A- average. 1510 SAT, 5s on 3 APs. Accepted to Swarthmore ED. |
This is why Stanford should be the lowest of the elite. Their priority was not, and is not, in academics. |
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1981
SAT 720V 780M GPA 3.8 Applied to UMass, Boston U, Cornell, Ohio State Rejected Cornell, accepted to all others Attended Boston U |
My California public HS class in early 1990s had bunch of kids accepted at Stanford. It was much, much easier to get into back then. Easier than Harvard and similar. |
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1984
3.7 gpa (5 APs) 1410 SAT accepted: Washington(Seattle), Berkeley, CMU rejected: CalTech, MIT, Stanfurd |
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4.2 GPA (weighted); 1280 SAT
1991 grad -- sports, dance, student council Cal--accepted UCSD--accepted Michigan--accepted UVA--WL Duke--WL William & Mary--WL Notre Dame--WL |
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1979, A- average, 1210 SAT
Admitted: Emory (attended) Berkeley Reed UNC Rejected: Penn |
Yes - because nothing changes in 35 years. |
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I applied for fall 2001. 1590 SAT, A or A- average at an elite boarding school. No hooks.
Accepted: Georgetown Vanderbilt Tulane Rejected: Stanford Berkeley Duke |
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For fall of 1997.
4.3+ weighted at all girls Catholic HS, lots of APs. 1400 SAT - perfect verbal but mediocre math. Leadership roles in 4-H, scouts, church, and an unusual volunteer activity with disabled kids. Accepted to all the UCs (in state), waitlisted at Stanford, rejected at Pomona. Attended a middling UC because of their honors program and scholarship money. |
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Late 80’s
3.4 uw 1240 SAT (540 v, 700 m) Middle of nowheresville large public high school 2 APs, first class to have any offered at school Accepted Wash U 2 7-Sisters (attended) Rejected Northwestern Miami Ohio I can’t believe I only applied to 5 schools |
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I was just telling my kid today about how I regretted panicking my senior year and stopping my applications to reach schools. I ended up not applying to NYU, Brown and 2 others, though I can’t remember which ones now.
I applied to and was accepted at: UNC Chapel Hill University of Pittsburgh UMass Amherst Tufts GWU Ended up at GWU with significant aid. Neither of my parents graduate HS so it was a big deal for me. I don’t remember my score and stats. I think 1400 on SATs and a very high weighted gpa at least. |
Please email the school, cc Guido Imbens and let them know your very valuable opinion. It will have a tremendous impact on everyone around the world. Please feel free to create your own version of "elite" on the toilet paper, while you think about it - Ivy alumna who had Dr. Imbens as TA. |