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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I did not read the entire thread, but I hope you are staying positive for your kid. He has some excellent admittances and I would not be surprised if he gets offered a spot at Purdue.

[b]UT Austin, Rice, and University of Washington were never going to happen. Georgia Tech is a toss up, but probably also a "no". [/b]Wisconsin seems like he should have a good shot.

I went through this with my kid last year. You need to be VERY positive about all of his acceptances and remind him why he likes those schools.[/quote]
Huh. Why?? (not OP).

The kid has PERFECT stats. [/quote]
So do thousands of others. (Tens or [b]hundreds of thousands in TO world.[/b])[/quote]

You seriously think there are "hundreds of thousands" of high school seniors with perfect 4.0 uw GPAs AND who have taken 9 AP courses to include AP Physics, AP Calc BC, etc. AND who are Eagle Scouts AND have the equivalent of OP's kid's other accomplishments?  No way. [/quote]

NP here—hi OP. There may not be hundreds of thousands but there is certainly at least a hundred thousand. Public high schools give out 4.0s like candy.  [b]100,000 would still be less than 1% of graduating seniors[/b]. So PP is right that there are hundreds of thousands of stellar students competing for the same spots. And there isn’t just one kind of “perfect.”[/quote]
Come again?  :shock: [/quote]

It’s not less than 1%, but more like 2.5%. There are about 4 million graduating students—and that’s just the US. Point still stands, there are at least 100,000 students as stellar or more so than OP’s kid. [/quote]

By GPA alone, sure.  But you're conveniently ignoring the fact that the student has taken/is taking 9 APs across a range of subjects - to include ones likes AP Physics and AP Calc BC - on top of other achievements (Eagle Scouts, etc.).  Are there thousands of equivalent kids?  Yeah, probably.  But 100,000?  Again, no way. [/quote]

Noooooobody cares about Eagle Scouts. It’s 2023, not 1995. Unless you get the 0.174% of admissions reps who are old men who were themselves Eagle Scouts and still think it’s a big deal that should factor into highly competitive admissions.[/quote]

Whether or not you value scouts, everyone knows becoming an Eagle Scout takes hard work and commitment. Both attributes are likely valued by AOs. [/quote]

+1[/quote]

+2  The anti Eagle Scout crowd has no idea of the time and commitment involved and the resulting positive influence it has on the young person with discipline, work ethic, and philanthropic ideas/actions.  I suspect individual bias is the impetus behind these negative views but such is life, especially in 2023.[/quote]

I posted above regarding Eagle Scout scholarships at 5 schools.

I am not anti-Eagle Scout. My BIL was the scout leader for many years in a sophisticated and wealthy area in a major city suburb. Two nephews achieved Eagle Scout status & did very well on standardized testing (mid to high 1400s). When they applied to universities, the best offers were waitlists at schools where their standardize test scores were at the 75% level or better. No leadership skills or qualities. Good followers and excellent fraternity members.

I also have additional non-family related experience with Eagle Scout applicants & have had discussions with elite college & university admissions officers. Eagle Scout status alone does not move the needle, but an unusual project could be viewed favorably. Overall, not a good investment of one's time IF the goal is to enhance one's chances for admission to a most competitive school. [/quote]

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