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[quote=Anonymous]Obviously I don't know what got my unhooked kid in (aside from some excellent luck) but for sure it wasn't perfect stats, she didn't have those. I really believe that the academic rigor/stats piece is the first hoop applicants jump through to be seriously considered and once they're on the other side of that it's all the "holistic admissions" stuff.  So you've got to have the good stats, but once it's established you have that you are evaluated on other metrics. And that is very personal to the kid, how they have used their time in high school, how they bring together different parts of their life and things they have accomplished into their "story" and how that is supported by their essays/LOR.  So I don't think any other kid's story is going to help yours get in - they need to lean into what they love, dedicate time and energy to meaningful activities outside of the classroom, and be able to articulate why their interests are a good fit for the school.  I think the "fit" piece is actually really important in these super-reach schools for the unhooked kid.[/quote]

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