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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]having an extreme talent in an area they need at that moment. Perfect scorers with perfect GPA will get rejected. Not only do you need to have an extreme talent, but you have to have provable achievements. 10, 000 hours of community service means nada. Your Scholastic awards mean nothing. Your MUN competitions mean almost nothing. Your state level Varsity sports could mean something, your state level Oboe could mean something, but your state level violin probably won't. Top scorers are a dime a dozen, you have to be top scorer PLUS supremely talented. Every year I tell this to parents and they don't believe me and they apply and their kid gets shut out. And they thank me for making them apply to some realistic schools (that they think they will never have to attend)…bc they got shut out of 7, accepted to the state safety they don't really like, but the other 2 schools they didn't think they would need…well, thank god bc that is where they end up. There are very few exceptions to these rules.[/quote]

Yes and no.  I think the better way to say it is that perfect grades/scores don't guarantee admission to top schools without serious talent.  But there are still plenty of kids that do get in without serious talent or passion.  I know a few kids that got into top 20 schools.  They had great grades/scores and extracurriculars but nothing I would call state or national level anything.  They each played sports at their HS but definitely not recruited or were even on teams that did particularly well.  I'm sure they had great recs, essays & other activities including internships but no one thing that was extraordinary.  They were well rounded kids.  [/quote]

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