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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know where connected/legacy/big donors’ kids go. How about academic superstars who are unconnected and full pay with top teachers’ recs? This is a kid loved by teachers in the toughest most advanced subjects, asked to be TA where 95% of classes don’t have a student TA, who has 3.9 GPA where no one gets a 4.0. Otherwise unconnected, no sport, not URM, nothing special ECs (head of robotics club, part-time job type stuff). We know it won’t be Ivies, Stanford, MIT, but where? School sends at least 20% to top 10 schools each year, 50% to top 25; we imagine they are mostly legacy. [/quote] Sounds like stem (robotics)? If so, that will make it harder - but aim for an ED to a Northwestern/JHU/Brown/Cornell level school. ED2 UChicago or top SLAC? Apply where others aren’t. Highlight that part-time job if long term. Assume some volunteering? If not, do something robotic/volunteering with peers/younger kids this summer (good for essays too). Outside hobbies/interests?[/quote] Hobbies are basic teen stuff like knitting, painting, writing. Has won a couple small (state level) writing competitions. Has done long term volunteering at again basic places like meals on wheels and an urban farm. Cares about food insecurity and the climate. Wants to major in chemistry to do research on renewable plastics [/quote]
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