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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Locked out[/b] of T40 here.  If I had to guess, due to the following:
- CS major
- majority student
- magnet school
- [b]truthful ECs[/b] that were all STEM-related and did not stand out
- Common varsity sport
- wrote own essay that highlighted their personality but was [b]not a sob story[/b] [/quote]

You're revealing a lot of bias here.  The real issue that there are far, far more qualified CS aspirants than there are CS slots at T40 schools.   Someone didn't magically get in over your kid because they lied or told a sob story.  They also likely had similar qualities but maybe had 10 higher points on a test, a slightly more inventive or well-written essay, one more award in their EC etc. It's not going to be a big difference.  Just like there's not a big difference in quality of schools between the one rated 40 and the one rated 50.[/quote]

UVA is [b]known for admitting sob stories that ED[/b].  Not sure about other schools. [/quote]

I don't know that.  How do you?[/quote]

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