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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, [b]MIT is a reach for everyone.[/b]

My super high stats kid thought their super high stats (like perfect SAT score and almost a 5.0 weighted)  would help them get into MIT, CMU, GATech etc.. Nope.
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Not really. If you won IMO gold, MIT is actually a target (not safety).[/quote]

Yep. My kid was a 1600 SAT (one seating), maxed out GPA, valedictorian, private school in Texas. White, no hook, wealthy background, speaks 3 languages fluently. Was denied admission straight up to 5 of the 7 top 25 schools he applied to. 1 waitlist that never materialized. 
So no, there are no targets in the Top25. He is going to the UK.[/quote]
Stats alone won’t make it to the top schools. You also need major spikes. I found people on DCUM incredibly uninformed about top college admissions.[/quote]

You have no idea what his ECs were….nobody was uninformed here. Kid had great ECs and an amazing set of essays. His private counselor (who used to be the director of admission at one of the ivies he applied to) couldnt believe he didnt get in. But in the end, he is going to Imperial College for an integrated Masters in Mechanical/Nuclear engineering. [/quote]

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