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[quote=Anonymous][quote]So do a hundred thousand other kids who want the same spots. What does your kid offer beyond the stats? THAT is what the colleges are looking at. Period.[/quote]

Reality check:

There is absolutely nothing impressive about your son’s grade point average 
     1/4 to 1/3 of graduating high school classes (eg in fancy zip codes) attain this

There is absolutely nothing impressive about the essay scores ( and I don’t care whether your child has accommodations, had prep classes, or took the exam 5 times)
     The academic level in math and English is at the middle school or junior high school level.  No calculator required.  Middle school students get perfect scores on the SAT

Now convince me why your son deserves a seat at Harvard or Podunk U because of this achievement?

I assure you academics and university school officials are no dummies.  All this whining and fuss from average to low intelligence folk who swear by grade inflated meaningless grade point averages and a middle school level exam like the act/sat.   This…the definition of qualified for MIT and Stanford or Amherst.  [/quote]

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