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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sure schools like UVA, UFlorida, UCLA, UCBerkely, UMichgan, UNC, UCSD, UT-Austin.

For example, UMich in-state accpetance rate is 40% and UCBerkeley has 30% incoming students from transer and many of them from community colleges. Plenty of normal kids.[/quote]

But you think private schools are harder?  I know for UT Austin in state lots of kids get in with less than perfect grades/scores by choosing less selective majors. [/quote]

Harder what? Harder academically or harder to get in from privates?

Of course in state kids get into UT Austin and every other state school with lesser grades and applications. That’s the way it works. [/quote]

No I mean private T20/30.  Are they harder to get in than publics.  I mean yes ins tate Umich/UT Austin etc will be easier.  But are the public OOS harder than privates?  Prob too hard to generalize[/quote]

Flagships generally look at stats (other than Michigan, where the essays matter; awards also matter for Michigan). So that's why people keep mentioning the same public flagships.

T20 privates are holistic, and they are looking for certain attributes to fill a class.  To get the most tailored advice, you might want to start a new thread with your kid's profile so you can figure out if they are (1) competitive for a top school, and if not, (2) is there anything that can be done?

For top privates, it's so much more than top GPA and test scores. They want the whole package: leadership, community impact, collaboration, and intellectual heft/depth and vitality.

Top schools are not looking for “well-rounded” students; T25 are really looking for students who are more “angular,” meaning they’ve developed a high level of depth in something meaningful. It's not about your DC's achievements; a strong T25 application shows what they've learned or how those experiences shaped them.
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