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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was linked to this profile by Amherst College, a prestigious liberal arts college with a 14% admit rate: https://www.amherst.edu/media/view/669797

According to this,

75% of applicants with SAT critical reading scores of 750-800 were turned down.
78% of those with SAT math scores of 750-800 were ultimately turned down.
77%  of those with SAT writing scores of 750-800 were ultimately turned down.
77% of those with ACT scores of 34-36 were ultimately turned down.

It becomes worse on the lower end (85% of 700-740s or 30-33s ultimately turned down).

What's the point in wasting $60-$80 in applying to colleges like Stanford, Ivies, U'Chicago, Amherst, Pomona, etc. when doing the absolute best you can isn't enough to get in? When so many of the slots are taken by athletes, legacies, students of color, or low-income students? I just find this appalling, honestly. I know test scores aren't the best predictors, but most of these kids rank in the top of their class and have great extracurricular involvements to boot. Is the average valedictorian just not good enough for the top schools at this day and time?  [/quote]

Omg, the unfairness of it al!!!!  The truth is that people are putting kids in SAT prep to study to the test. So SAT results are inflated. Schools hand out A's so parents don't complain about them.  So grades are inflated. Every A student is not ultra bright, they are average. In fact most of them haven't had an original thought in their lives, they have been taught to cram and regurgitate on tests. This is why lower income and minority students are getting those slots. So if you want junior to get in, make a donation to the school- 50K min.[/quote]

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