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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And last year, lots of kids with 4.0s were not invited to interview. So don’t count on a high gpa as getting you through the first hurdle[/quote]

This.  GPA had [b]very little[/b] to do with who was interviewed. [/quote]

Let’s not be too dramatic - GPA had a lot to do with it, but not everything. Teacher recommendations mattered too. [b]My kid personally knows smart kids who were jerks to teachers who didn’t get in. 
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We don’t need to rehash all the imperfections of the admissions when demand is greater than supply, but saying GPA didn’t matter much isn’t accurate. [/quote]

Ok, my kid had a 4.0 and won the Deal "student of the month" 2 months of 6th grade and about 10 different end-of-quarter awards in 7th (top student in math and team VIP or several quarters as two examples) and she didn't get an interview with a 4.0.  She is an extremely well behaved girl.  
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Did you reach out and request info? I am shocked that this profile did not receive an interview[/quote]

I’m not. Every year since they dropped the test, there have been kids like this left out. Learn to accept the fact that while many kids who get into Walls are very intelligent and otherwise wonderful, there are other very intelligent and otherwise wonderful kids who are rejected. Every. Single. Year. [/quote]

And your kid may be one of those.[/quote]

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