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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand this. Aren't admissions more competitive than ever? Aren't these the superhuman students who aced the hardest classes, scored extremely highly on SATs, had very time-consuming ECs....? We are told nobody has a chance at these schools, and yet, those who are actually there, can't read a book? How is this possible.[/quote]

It’s competitive largely because of the rampant grade inflation in high schools. This is established fact. When everyone gets As, they mean nothing. And getting all As in high school does NOT mean the students are well prepared for college. Nor are they graduating from college well prepared for the working world, by the way. See recent Fortune article revealing that 6/10 employers have already fired new college grads because they are “unprofessional and unprepared.” [/quote]

So you are saying that 1) the level of competitiveness is an illusion, because undeserved 4.0s are enlarging the pool 2) AOs can't tell the best students from the grade-inflated ones?[/quote]

Yes. No way for AOs to vet this with the exploding number of apps.

My kids also go to a local private and read at least 4-5 books a year in class. [/quote]

At least 4-5...for English. And then different books for the language (if senior year and Lit) and diff books for English. Let's not forget extra electives or humanities seminars. I'm astounded by this.[/quote]

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