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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid got off waitlist for school I suspect you’re speaking about a few years ago. They are making a name for themselves on campus. There was not a deficiency, just a lack of space. Ignore everyone saying otherwise. [/quote]

Of course it's not always a deficiency.  But if acceptance rates are 5-7%, that means 93-95% of applicants are REJECTED.  And of those, majority are actually qualified and have what the school wants.  There just isn't space.  Now the issue is with parents thinking someone with a 1560 and 4.0UW and 10AP is better than someone with a 1500/3.95UW/5 AP because that is all their HS has (or even if they have more, kid didn't take it).  At some point, essays do matter, and yes it's a fine line between acceptance and rejection when I suspect only 5-15% of those applying are not actually "qualified" candidates.  It's a numbers game and someone "qualified" should easily understand that

And yes realize that others may actually have a better essay or teacher recommendations or just better life story---these top schools are looking for game changers, including those who have not had all the privileges for the first 18 years of their lives.

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