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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good luck! Based on who H admitted in our school, H seems really like the ones with big spikes in music. Another type is the biggest leadership. Other kids, even in prestigious math competitions or publishing in top journals, can’t beat. Not sure about other schools.[/quote]
The big math spike kids are for MIT! HYP like well-rounded kids, which fit their liberal arts education.
https://blog.tanyakhovanova.com/2009/07/what-does-it-take-to-get-accepted-by-harvard-or-princeton/

Just curious: What are those big music and leadership spikes?[/quote]

"I insisted that Sergei also apply to Princeton and Harvard, as I had heard they give generous financial packages."

"His application forms to Harvard and Princeton were different from MIT. Yes, MIT was his first choice and he wrote a customized essay for MIT. For other places he had a common essay. But as he was supposed to be flagged as a top math student, his essay should have been irrelevant, in my opinion."

Telegraphing that you don't want to be there, and presenting as someone who does only math and only the math that is handed to you as homework (not independent research), isn't going to impress Harvard or Princeton. Which is fine! College is about fit, not ranking. Math,math,math,only-math people don't like Harvard, despite Harvard having many top mathematicians *who are also interested in other things*.

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