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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So they are basing their admissions decisions on GPA/transcript, LORs and ECs?[/quote]
They highly value test scores, too. In fact, I think this shift away from essays will only serve to strengthen the weight given to SAT/SAT/IB/AP scores.[/quote]

As it should. Essays and ECs are BS.[/quote]
These can and are gamed. I posted on another thread that the essay was BS because so many people hire essay and college consultants.

I let DC do everything on their own, no tutors, prepping..  DC was a magnet student with super high stats, and wrote a great essay.  But still rejected from T10. Kids with very similar stats as my DC hired consultants, and they got into T10.  I was against hiring any consultant because I felt that kids should be doing these things on their own.  I guess my DC paid the price for that.

College admissions has become ridiculous. It's a game, and money means you can play the game better.  We come from a UMC neighborhood, and I'm pretty sure college admissions officers assumed that my kid had a college consultant and tutor, too, like so many seem to. It's such BS.[/quote]

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