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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TO just means that about half the class is reserved for hooked kids (URM, athlete, donor, celebrity). The other half is for highly academic students with high test scores. [/quote] Not in my experience. DS is a recruited athlete, [b]all[/b] of the TO schools that were interested in him (think NESCAC and similar) wanted scores for the pre-reads.[/quote] Do you not see how this works? The school gets to see the score in the pre-read, to confirm that it’s over their minimum required score (1300 or 1400 or whatever; they’re probably more forgiving for the most exceptional athletes). Then, for athletes with scores below the profile, they tell them to apply TO. And voila, the school gets the benefit of a kid with a decent score but doesn’t have to include that score in their profile, making them seem more prestigious than they are. [/quote]
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