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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's pretty clear that most parents posting here are well away of what [b]it takes to get into even a T100 university these days: high unweighted GPA, great standardized test scores, leadership EC's, etc.[/b] But the prevailing feeling in the other forum seems to be, "Let your kids have fun and be themselves, and they'll land where they land." Is this just a self-selecting group of posters, or is something else going on?[/quote]

This is patently false as we happily found out last cycle. You don't need all of those factors.. maybe you do at T30ish and a small subset of schools below that. My kid did whatever he wanted, goofed off in high school, mediocre GPA (3.25/3.75) but had a high test score with minimal prep (did KA sample tests and scored above 1500), one non-academic EC, no sports and very minimal service hours. Got into several schools in the T40-75 range, Engineering, CS or Business programs, and a T30 LAC. Some of the private schools gave great merit too! I'm sure results would have been the same if the GPA was higher and test scores lower but the rest of the profile was the same. Maybe  DC would have gotten into higher ranked schools if the target had been an easier major but who knows.. Not female, not URM, before someone asks.

So yeah.. let them have fun too! [/quote]

Lot of good schools really need boys. I’ve even surprised at the list I am making for DC. Lots of schools are 40/60 vs closer to half and half. [/quote]

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