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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Similar stats kids from our high school who got into top 10 usually have national awards, or published on well known journals, or nominated for presidential scholar, etc. I don’t see this in OP’s post.[/quote]

Just how many students from this high school had all four qualifications: 36 ACT or 1600 SAT, two varsity sports including captain of one, editor-in-chief of student newspaper, and president of student body ?  (I will answer for you = none.)  Are you willing to name the high school ?

Most admitted students to top 10 schools do not have national awards, presidential scholar nomination, or published in a well known journal.

I do not discount the possibility that this thread is less than accurate--a troll thread--as OP's son would be easy to identify and no one has posted knowledge of this situation.

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It doesn't matter. The point is that having the stats and EC's get you a lottery ticket, but that doesn't mean your number will be called. Because there are 100 other applicant with the same lottery ticket and only 1 or 2 will get called. It is just numbers and no reflection of the kid.[/quote]

College admissions is not a lottery. Referring to it as such is just an excuse for lack of knowledge.[/quote]

I didn't say it was a lottery. Reading is fundamental.

Having the stats and GPA and EC qualifies one for these elite schools. But even then, they don't have enough seats to accommodate all who apply who have the top tier qualifications and extracurriculars. An analogy someone used last year or the year before...in the pool of applicants, the qualified ones get admitted into the stadium. The stadium is filled with all of the applicant peers with top scores, GPA etc - all things being equal, the school can only take the kids who happened to be sitting on the floor seating of the stadium, despite the qualifications of everyone else in it. So in a sense, the kid who are sitting on the floor seats have won a lottery, but it isn't a random lottery.

Does that help?[/quote]

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