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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A number of posts here seem to be based on an erroneous assumption.  The fact that most kids who matriculated at particular school had stats (test scores/GPA) within a particular range, does NOT mean that most applicants to the school that had those credentials were admitted.  Quite the contrary, at highly selective schools.  Many, many more kids with the same stats were rejected.

Also, remember that the CDS range is 25th to 75th percentile, so falling just barely within it doesn't put a kid in range -- it puts the kid damned near the bottom quarter of the class.  And being within the range on one measure but not another generally means you're not in the range period. The successful applicant will typically have both (as well as something else to recommend him/herself -- see paragraph 1).[/quote]

Well put, thanks.[/quote]

Also, if you want to sleep better at night, your student should be comfortably in the top 75% of the common data set and in your schools Navience.[/quote]

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