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[quote=Anonymous]Also, if you want to see a behind the scene view, this is an interesting video of another school witth a similar admissions process (not us): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-OLlJUXwKU

Just a few things though, to note:
1:22- The affair story- usually those details are brought up to address weaknesses in the application. This student probably had a low score in chemistry and is detailing this explanation. Also, they took a soundbyte to make it look as if the applicant was only admitted because of the story. This never happens. Remember, the kids in committee need to be very strong in the first place, being filtered through by the regional readers.
1:32- educational backgrounds are noticed. We're not sure, in the following scene, whether he's being admitted, denied, or waitlisted. Amherst does not have yield protection, so it's likely brought up to put the applicant's academic and extracurricular background in perspective.
1:44- agreed, being low-income can be a plus in the pool, but it's not going to guarantee acceptance. our admit rate for those needing aid is lower than those not needing aid, simply because those not needing aid tend to be stronger applicants. 
2:02- again, as with the above, this is a soundbyte from an essay making it seem the student was only admitted for this reason. They most definitely had strong academic performance as well.

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