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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you're claiming a 3.5 unhooked kid has a shot at HYPS, you're crazy.  What are you considering a "top" school?[/quote]

I would agree, although I wouldn't express it quite so forcefully!  I would also agree those 3.5 students can get into some great schools that I'd consider "top" in the big picture.  However, if folks think that a student with a 3.5 GPA who does not have one of the big hooks (such as legacy, recruited athlete) has a good chance at the most sought-after schools (HYPS, Duke, other Ivies) I do think they are setting themselves up for disappointment.  Obviously there are exceptions, but people need to be realistic, and the sooner they realize that a top 10 school isn't the only "top" school, the happier and more relaxed the student (and parents) will be.  Plenty of wonderful schools such as Davidson, Pomona, Middlebury, Bowdoin, Amherst, Williams, UVA, UNC, U. Michigan, Wake Forest, Macalester, Carleton, Claremont McKenna, the Service Academies, Haverford, Swarthmore, Wesleyan, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Rice, Wash. U, Georgetown, Notre Dame, just to name some.[/quote]

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