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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rejected for all ivy's for CS. Par for the course. 4.4 GPA (3.9UW), 1550 SAT single sitting. 12 APs- all 4s and 5s. College math through Calc 3 taken with As. Tons of incredible ECs in CS and athletics.  Teachers and counselors said they raved. White male. Full pay.

Looks like he will be attending his 14th choice of college.  He never felt he "deserved" anything- he is a gentle soul-  but having been at the top of the class his entire life and working so hard and spending months on these applications, he is very quiet today, processing it.[/quote]

Somewhat similar for DD's BFF: 4.0 u/w GPA in most rigorous classes, 1580 SAT, 2 800 SAT subject tests. No APs offered at school (see sundry threads on why rigorous independents do not offer APs). Good ECs, HS athlete/captain. Great writer. Full pay.

WLed @ Cornell, Duke, Harvard. Rejected @ Brown, Northwestern, Penn and Tufts. Most likely UVA or WashU.

Love this kid. Also hard to see when a couple kids in @ a few of the schools are enrolled in less rigorous classes, but do have connections.[/quote]

Bet these kids wished they actually had fun in high school [/quote]

Believe me - they have. I don't think either DD or her friend would say that HS has been all work and no play. They are out nearly every Friday/Saturday night. They have a large group of friends, so there is always something going on. BFF has a nice boyfriend. They are not kids who needed to study every minute to nail these stats.[/quote]

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