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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not mine but she has a couple of friends that did. All kids that were taking post MVC math, post AP science. One started a charity for SN kids in the sport she participates in. Another, was a TA for the neuroscience class this year, and had done research for 3 summers. All high test scores and GPAs. And they are coming from one of the [b]top private schools in the US. [/b][/quote]

That is seen as a privilege in admissions.[/quote]

Not sure that tracks. My child attends one of the top private schools in the country and more than half the senior class is attending top 40 schools and more than 20% are going to Ivies. There certainly weren’t any shutouts of students of the caliber mentioned here. [/quote]

Really all of that is seen as having significant privilege. The neuroscience research, the charity, the private school—all require money, parental involvement, connections[/quote]

This is school that costs less than $30K. The kid was a TA for the neuroscience class at the school. [/quote]

I have never heard of a high school having TAs for courses. I don't think this is as impressive as you think it is. As for the neuro research, was it published? Did the person win any awards - state or national? Or did they hang out with their parents' friends' friend at a hospital and d*ck around in an unpaid internship for nine hours a week over three months during the summer to boost their science/premed credentials? Also, a top private school that costs less than $30K. Where do you live? I'm sending my kid to preK at a top US private school and it's 44K not including the 4K deposit. I'll move right now. [/quote] Being a TA is not impressive it just means the school you were at had limited upper science options. It would have been more impressive to be taking another high level science ( as in two at a time) course themselves, or taking one at local college. [/quote]

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