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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]@13:57.  You truly can't know or ever game the system that well. Even the admissions office doesn't have such super-set formulas. Make sure your child applies to a mix of schools that appeal to their interests and sensibilities.  If they're somewhat withdrawn, make sure they have had some practice talking to unfamiliar people. But don't push them too much.

I'm one of the PP Ivy League interviewers, and we often just smell it. Your kid who is interesting is going to be interesting whether they're all jumping up and down and perky or thoughtful and deliberate.  Actually, I take that back. I hate perky. And I've heard the canned speech about "why model UN has helped me appreciate the needs of the underprivileged and I like helping people" a million times. I want to hear about something that captures your mind and your curiosity, and in many cases, it's the kids whose parents weren't around quite so much. I want to see your mind thinking when we're talking, not retrieving canned response #1244.[/quote]

13:57 here. I didn't mean to imply that any admissions office takes 3 of one type of kid and 200 of another type of kid, that was just a (rather superficial) example.  Rather, they take *a lot more* or *a lot less* of certain types of kids. [/quote]

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