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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All these posters saying “I was terrible at math but still got into Yale”  are kidding  themselves if they think things are the same now. They are definitely not and unless your kid is in the highest or AP math course at school  they aren’t getting into Yale or Northwestern or even places like Williams or Bowdoin.[/quote]

They can if they have a reason to be admitted and work hard. DD has the opposite academic problem as OP, excellent in math and science but has issues stemming from a learning disability that left her unable to read through 6th grade. She got lots of help since the pblm was identified but she has always been in grade level (not honors) English and usually ekes out a b+, sometimes by rewriting papers or getting help on outlines or pre-reads.  She is a rising senior and an athlete and has offers from two ivies.  You have to have a hook, you have to distinguish yourself in the other academic areas and you have to work hard in the deficit area and show improvement.[/quote]

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