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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As long as you have high stats, I wouldn’t worry about it.  It’s an admit whether or not you write about it.[/quote]

It could be a reason not to admit though? If TO? And biracial?[/quote]

This year TO becomes highly controversial.  The TO admit has to be super strong elsewhere this year.[/quote]
I am not sure what it will take to overcome TO this year, recruited athlete, legacy?  
I don’t think grades alone do it, there are too many kids with GPA and high test scores [/quote]

It was never just grades last year. If you were Test Optional at our private school, to get into private T20, you need to be a special kind of pointy kid with an accomplished resume that schools fought over. Those kids typically got into multiple private T20 (yes, test-optional). 
Sometimes it's music with a Grammy or something a notch lower. Or theater and the schools really want the kid. Or art and kid's work is sold at Art Basel. Or some weird niche dressage or archery sport at the Olympics. You get the drift.
Imo, these kids STILL get in next year, too. 
It's not legacy kids.[/quote]

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