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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you're missing her point.  It wasn't how precise the formulas are but whether there is a formula and, if so, whether it's the sort of formula that you can mold a child to fit.

The handful of schools that have the luxury ($$ for admissions staff, an overabundance of applications from qualified students, lots of money for financial aid) of choosing whomever they want are looking for kids who are special in some way (and often part of being special is not fitting a formula).  I'm sure that there are kids who don't find a way to show such colleges how they're special, so the advice about practice talking to unfamiliar people (and maybe advice about talking about what you care about and what interests you rather than trying to sell yourself (or to avoid making a mistake)) is worthwhile.  But beyond that, I'm really skeptical about how far packaging/choice of activities gets you these days and coming from this kind of environment.   [/quote]

If you want to use terms like "formula," I'm saying yes, there is a formula. It favors leaders and athletic types over introverted kids, even over the quiet-but-interesting kids. [/quote]

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