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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This profile isn't all that different from 20 years ago. When I got into H I had:
* 3 sports, captain in one, multiple year coach's award in another
* Major statewide competition winner 2 years running
* President of National Honor Society
* Class president
* Don't remember GPA, but it was good
* SAT: 800 V, 690 M, 800 W
* Founder of one school club, officer in others

The only thing I don't remember was counting community service hours. That seems new to me. Although if it had been a thing, I would have had a lot.

I know that admissions for HYPS+ have become somewhat more competitive. But I don't buy that it's an order of magnitude difference, or that "the profile" is an unreasonable or superhuman ask.[/quote]

Wow, that's a crappy math score.[/quote]

Not pp, but a while back someone posted a chart that compared SAT scores from 20-30 years ago to now.  They've changed the grading scales several times, but the bottom line is that SAT scores have also had "grade inflation."  It really made me feel better when I say that my scores, which would be considered on the high end of average now, were actually pretty excellent.  [/quote]

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