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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]White female UMC grad of public magnet NYC HS in late 90s. About 1/3rd of the way down my graduating class. Probably more like 90% if based only on junior year grades though (significant upward trajectory in general and very lopsided grades in terms of subjects meant improved GPA once I had fewer required/more selected classes; best subject, math, was useful for a white girl). 1600 SATs + 800 writing and very good standardized test scores in general. National recognition in one academic EC and city/state recognition in a different (very unrelated) one. Very good/diverse (but not independently unusual) ECs with leadership roles. Got into Yale early. Guidance counselor was pretty shocked considering overall class placement. (I will say she never really “got” that my main EC was not a hook, but something usually looked kindly on by admissions committees, and that my awards in it were genuinely impressive. The EC wasn’t a big deal at my school at all.) I think I would be very unlikely to get in today, largely because I was lucky to get in then and it’s obviously gotten more competitive. It did turn out that my HS was way harder for my particular strengths/weaknesses than Yale was, so I graduated summa; hopefully that helped out the next similarly-positioned applicant from my HS. [/quote] So curious! What's the EC? Im sure it wont identify you. [/quote]
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