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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The honest truth is that there's no cut-off that automatically secures HYP admissions coming out of any school on the planet.

We know that there are very few spots for unhooked kids at these schools, and even fewer for wealthy unhooked kids coming out of premiere private day/boarding schools, because there are many *hooked* kids coming out of those schools and HYP don't want to fill their entire class from a handful of high schools. [/quote]

This is correct. An unhooked kid getting in would need near perfect everything and be an every 3-5 years thing. There are just too many hooked kids, feeder school kids, deserving URM candidates and recruited athletes. That pretty much fills a class. But I’m a cynical mom of a senior who’s in the weeds right now. [/quote]

A good friend's son was at the top of his class at STA with great EC's and likely glowing recs (because he's an awesome kid) but no hook. He didn't get into HYP but did get into several other top 20 schools that are tough admits. [/quote]

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