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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's your strategy OP:

MANDATORY: go test optional.  UGA, UNC, UF don't want that 28 pulling down their mean.  Same for Vandy, Duke.

Play up the Congressional internship and service and Eagle Scout and service and more service.  If you are indigenous/Central American, play that up.  (If you are from Buenos Aires and wealthy, do not play that up.)

Every single school is on the table with a Hispanic Eagle Scout and a 4.0W.  [b]Especially Duke and Vanderbilt.

Georgia is a little toughe[/b]r because that 4.0w is not killer. Same for UF and UT-Austin.  Florida and Texas will have a lot of Hispanic kids with 4.5W.  [/quote]

It'd be tougher to get into Georgia OOS than Duke or Vanderbilt?  Really? [/quote]

Yes because all Georgia cares about these days is actual stats.  GPA and SAT/ACT.   Your ECs aren't "stats" and the giant state schools don't have time to ponder 40,000 letters of recommendation from the scout leader.

DC was deferred EA OOS from UGA with far better stats than OP and was admitted to a top 10 private school ED -- with killer ECs.  [/quote]

I'm glad your DC was admitted to such a great school - congratulations! [b]But if your DC had applied to UGA early decision[/b] (as they did for the top 10 private), that may very well have made a difference.

I'd also note that the UGA website makes it crystal clear that increasing diversity among its students/entering classes is VERY important to the school and that they have policies and practices in place to help make this happen, so UGA obviously cares about more than just stats.  Plus, Duke's SAT and ACT mid-ranges (1510-1560 and 34-36) are notably higher than UGA's and its acceptance rate (16.7%) is much lower than UGA's (39%).  [/quote]
how would they have done that, uga doesn't have early decision and never has[/quote]

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