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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two seniors at the same school were featured on CNN for getting into every college they applied. One is on a public college forum specializing in "chance me" threads, which detail the poster's stats, asking which colleges they qualify for. This young man got into Harvard early action and then applied to 11 other colleges. He also still seems to be gunning for all the top scholarships, e.g. Bill Gates, after qualifying for full financial aid at each college?

[quote]State: Texas
Ethnicity: Black (Kenyan-American)
Income: Low
Intended Major: African Studies/International Relations/Political Science

I have a 4.0 UW, my school uses a 100 point scale so I have a 118.82 (~4.75 W) and I am 3 of 570 in my class.
ACT: 32 second-sitting
SAT II: US History- 730, Biology E- 740
AP: 5- Human Geography, US History, English Language 4- European History, Environmental Science, Spanish Language and Culture, World History, Psychology 3- Biology

Fly-in programs accepted to:
Williams, Swarthmore, UChicago, Emory, UPenn, Babson, Colgate, Middlebury, WashU St. Louis, Amherst, Pomona, Washington and Lee[/quote][/quote]

I saw this student on College Confidential and was blown away when he got into Stanford, Harvard, Princeton and Yale. Here's a direct link for those interested: https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/2021582-chance-me-for-ivy.html#latest

The young man in The Times and CNN deserved admission to elites. But this young man above absolutely does not warrant getting into the same caliber of elite schools. His accomplishments are completely pedestrian! Also seems like pretty strong ammo for lawyers of Asian families suing these elite universities.
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