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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not enough information. The odds are different depending on the applicant's race.  Don't shoot the messenger; that's just the way it is.[/quote]

I have a white TJ kid and you need to get off the Asian cross.  Kids with B+ in math classes below BC Calc were told by VT they might have tough time getting into VT Engineering this year.  It’s tough all over for college admissions.  Plenty of 4.4-4.5 white kids getting rejected from the top 10s too.  [b]High performing UMC white kids are a dime and dozen in the DMV, and they aren’t taking your DC’s Harvard slot. [/b] There are just 100 exceptional kids for every Harvard slot.

Now, any given graduating class at TJ is 1-2% URM and 1-2% FARMs.  A top 10% first gen, AA or Hispanic TJ kid could write their own ticket. Because they are unicorns.  But that’s not what you meant, is it?  [/quote]

???   I'm sorry, but I would give the OP a different answer if the applicant was white or Asian than I would give if they were black or Hispanic.  And I'm not Asian; just familiar with the college application process used by highly selective schools these days.[/quote]

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