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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is not a fact in any way.  With his scores and grades, HYPSM will ALL keep him on the list for a long time.  Eventually, they are only going to take about 5% of the kids who are grinds but THEY do take grinds, just not at a rate better than random.  Since he has nothing that will knock him off or get him in, eventually, they will draw the names of a few like him from a hat.  Seriously, they need a share of grinds to keep their score and GPA averages as high as possible while getting the others you list.

"A kid with just numbers and no other EC hook is not going to get into HYPSM unless they're a URM, recruited athlete or legacy. That's not racism, that's the facts."[/quote]

Will you please just stop posting. HYPSM has an overabundance of kids with perfect GPAs & scores who also win national contests, captain sports teams, make all-state in orchestra etc, etc, and they are rejected. A kid with perfect numbers but minimal ECs doesn't have a chance. Maybe 20-30 years ago he would've been a shoo-in, but not anymore. Sure, OP's son can apply - treat like a lottery ticket - but don't waste your one shot at ED/SCEA at one of these schools.

I agree 100% with the PP below - it tracks with what happened to my white son who applied last year with a 1590 SAT & 4.0UW GPA

[quote]My (white) child with almost identical stats and non-amazing ECs got into Rice, WashU, and Berkeley last year during the RD round, along with some top 10 SLACs. Based on her friends' results, agree that Chicago, Duke, and Northwestern are possibilities if he applies ED. As others have mentioned, Vandy, USC and Hopkins like high stats kids too, and MCGill is great for those who truly don't have much in the way of ECs. Consider Michigan and Cornell as well.

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