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[quote=Anonymous]From the list of basic factors below, what are the most important factors (in arriving at an admissions decision) from the perspective of an AO at a Top 20 public school (excluding test blind schools), and please include your sense of weighting of each factor to equal 100%:

GRADES
A. Unweighted GPA
B. Weighted GPA
C. Coursework Rigor (honors, APs, IB programs, etc.)
D. Emphasis on STEM coursework
E. Trend of Grades (i.e., Junior year grades better / worse than Freshman, Sophomore year grades)
F. Class Rank (if high school ranks its students)

TEST SCORES
G. Standardized Test Scores (ACT, SAT)
H. # of times Standardized Tests were taken
I. AP exams scores

EXTRACURRICULARS
J. ECs related to athletics
K. ECs related to community service
L. ECs related to student government
M. ECs related to another passion (career interest, foreign language, MUN, engineering, etc.)
N. ECs related to employment
O. Awards

WRITING
P. Essays
Q. Letters of Recommendation
R. Writing Sample

OTHER
S. Relative competitiveness of intended Major (i.e., CS or Engineering vs. ?)
T. Presentation of Application (there are so many areas to get tripped up on the Common App, it's hard to believe that most avoid a mistake or two)
U. Application status (applying with or without seeking financial support)
V. Interview
W. Other (Legacy, Athletics, etc.)[/quote]

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