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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you seen selective college admissions “just work out” where it appears to happen by luck or easily for an apparently underwhelming candidate?

I keep hearing stories of lower Ivy admits (and other private T25) for seniors who had meh grades (3.75-3.85uw) and so-so scores (33-34) ending up at places like Cornell, WashU, Vanderbilt, Rice, Emory, USC - from private high schools.

How does this happen unexpectedly? Is the kid just a stealth achiever? Or did a pricey admissions counselor manufacture a story? Or a secret VIP?

Truly curious.[/quote]

Because you don’t understand that as long as you score high enough with a high enough GPA, it’s all the other attributes of your application.

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This is what many don't understand.

1600 does not make a stronger application than 1550, 4.0 vs 3.9 is not a meaningful difference to an admissions committee.  Yes, there is a bench above which the pool of admitted candidates must sit on.  But once you're on that bench, it's the rest of the application that matters more.[/quote]

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