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[quote=Anonymous]IMHO it comes down to those great and relevant ECs you reference and how good a job your student did tying herself to a unique aspect of the major applied for.  Also, what do you expect the LORs to look like?

I had a top stats student with solid well rounded ECs and I suspect good not amazing LORs 3 years ago.  Got into a good number of strong schools and honors colleges but not the top 10-25 level where she was at top 25 % of the school’s stats.

This year I have a top stats student that got into one of the schools you listed ED and I suspect she would have gotten into probably every other school she planned to apply to except possibly Yale and Stanford, but those were possible.

The difference:  unique and deep ECs that aligned with the story re what she wanted to study. A unique national award that showed a solidly unusual level of creativity.  And LOR where her teachers were likely saying she was one in a million.  Oh, and how she worked on her essays.  It was painful to watch but they were original, thoughtful and specific to how she was bringing a unique perspective to what she would be studying.

Both great smart kids, the older one is a naturally stronger student but she is shy and keeps her thoughtfulness closely held.  The second wears her heart on her sleeve and makes everyone around her laugh constantly.

The second also learned from watching her sister struggle in this process and used that as motivation to go above and beyond.

The older one, by the way, is doing great in college, there are so many great schools, not just 25.[/quote]

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