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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the poster who said her kud was rounded. Maybe I should have said polygonal? She would be considered pointy in a normal world -- performs professionally and has union status. Also state level in another ec. National writing award, and low tier national science award plus super advanced classes in magnet. Sports captain.  All this to say, for public school kids, it has just gotten super pointy. It also is about how the university wants the makeup of the class to be. And, going over the app, some things could have been better,  and essay could have been tighter.

Though, it certainly seems easier to be rounded or slightly lower stats when better connected (top private or legacy).  [/quote]

Sounds like a strong applicant.  Did the application really stress the pointy aspect across several disciplines?  Performing, continuing to advance skills, writing about that topic in particular, etc?  The competition is very intense so no shame in any rejections.  It sounds like DC is set up to thrive at whatever institution is lucky enough to have your student.[/quote]

Aww, thanks. You are right that some of the pointiness did not really shine.  It didn't make the most of a national level honor that wasn't technically an award, and I encouraged her elaborate on a few things. I didn't want to be hands on, but I should have reviewed it carefully and given feedback. Like she wasted an award spot w/ AP Scholar of Distinction when that is already implicit in her scores. And, the essay was a bit disjointed and had some cliches. So, she revised it, and it is much better. She already made a great connection w/ a chair in her pointy-ish area at a top LAC, and they offered to zoom meet with her and chatted with her for 40 minutes. So, that is really encouraging. And, she now has UMD honors and 2 other safeties talking scholarships. So, most importantly, the pressure has eased, and she has choices and really likes all her safeties. At this point, I'm like, take it easy and have some fun. Senior year needs more joy and less grind![/quote]

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