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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do people look at scattergrams? Why do people look at the CDS for stats? Why do people look at 25,50 and 75 percentiles for test scores for admitted students?

You know why. [/quote]

Because those are the only quantitative data points given.  It doesn’t mean they are as paramount as is often assumed.   [/quote]

Wrong. I have heard at Tufts, Gtown, UVA, and Yale that the first stop is the transcript. It is THE most important. YCBK has said it many many times in the podcast. It matters.[/quote]

Yes, of course they matter.  What I’m saying is you can’t just say student x with 3.9uwGPA and 1530 is a stronger applicant than student y with 3.8uwGPA and 1460 without knowing a lot more.  They both get through the initial screen.  Assuming similar rigor, what often differentiates them are the “soft” factors.  [/quote]

Assuming you are the OP, that's not what you said at all. You said other factors are more important that stats which is BS if stats are the gate.[/quote]

That was not OP. This is OP. Anyway, even if stats are the gate (which I’m not disputing; I’m sure that’s true), many students will get through that gate, and after that, what next? Everything else. Stats aren’t defining nor do they play a role after the initial filtering process. [/quote]

You: When are people going to realize that ECs, LORs, awards, essays, interviews, fit, etc. are as, if not much more, important?

Also you: stats are the gate (which I’m not disputing; I’m sure that’s true).

Your ECs, awards, LORs, essays, and interviews are irrelevant if you don't get through with the stats the are seeking. You seem to have always understood that (based on your response above) but then seemed to be confused about it in your orig. post. Truth is, you understand why people ask about stats but for some dumb reason are posting this. [/quote]

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