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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC high stats from magnet, SAT 1600, GPA 4.0 UW, 4.78 W, 7 AP's with all 5's and one 4, school club leader, founder of a national non profit rejected from Princeton and top public schools, accepted into UMD honors. 
What is wrong with this profile? Got deferred from a couple other top public schools. So far UMD is the only one in hand. [/quote]

It could be that the essays or recommendations weren’t compelling. [/quote]

Or, more likely, the applicant was Asian American or Caucasian and not first-generation[/quote]

Please stop making this about race. My white kid fits the above specs with talents, great ecs, leadership, national awards, and super rigorous classes at a top magnet. Got outright rejected scea. It happens.  There are way more highly qualified kids than spots. She's rounded rather than pointy.  Her essay could have  been better (revised for rd apps, fingers crossed). They want to compile a class. They have many, many choices.

If we're jealous of anyone it's the connected legacy/private school people,  but really, there are just so many high stats kids. Please don't blame this on race.[/quote]

These very selective universities do not look for rounded admits.   They all seem to be pointy...very very pointy. that is the type that is chosen to  attend those schools.[/quote]

That sounds like a polyglot of obnoxious students. I think I’d rather be and be around the more well-rounded ones. [/quote]

Some are obnoxious and some are not like every other college.  But they all seem to have some freakish talent in addition to string all overall academics.  All the ones that went to the top of the top were uber competitive musicians, or scientists, or athletes, or artists, etc.[/quote]

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