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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the truth is there are a lot of really qualified kids. I do think test scores matter and are the differentiator when otherwise kids look the same: sports, clubs, leadership (as much as you can in 8th grade) etc. Tippy top test scores definitely give an advantage. Schools want really smart kids. [/quote]

Not really. DC had a 97/100 GPA, 98% SSAT, interviewed very well, had leadership positions at his former school, full pay family, excellent recommendation letters, coming from another private and still got waitlisted by every "Big 5" school for high school.
The kids that got in from his school were good academically but had a hook of some sort, either elite athletes that had good chances of being recruited for college, legacy/ big donor kids/ had an older sibling at the school, or members of an under represented minority group. Again, not to take away anything from these kids: they were good academically, but that's not enough for the ultra competitive schools. [/quote]

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