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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were in a similar boat and told two things:

** The application review starts and ends with the transcript and rigor relative to the school they attend—that's far more important than anything else. If that piece is weak, most other things don't matter, including a rocking score (excluding major hooks or lifestyle challenges that are not common).

** Testing alone is not going to get you into a school or keep you out of one. A test score that is within the school's usual range will check a box but never overcome fundamental/foundational weaknesses in the transcript (or other key parts of the application).

We've heard variations of the above from our counselor and three T20 admissions officers in various presentations.[/quote]

Also, what we've heard from our private CCO and a roundtable with several selective AO.
Transcript (rigor, GPA, and alignment with major) is most important.
Then the test score.
Then you get a combined numerical rating or "score" for both of these, and it's not looked at ever again. If the numerical rating is sufficient, you move on to the next step.

Next step = scrutiny and focus on ECs, LOR, awards, and essays in that order. Ratings for each which decide admit, committee, deferral, or deny.

If you are lucky to get to the committee, parts of these 4 categories may be put on a screen to review or otherwise be read by the entire committee. No one puts the transcript or test scores anywhere - and often the committee doesn't know the full # for either (they just see the numerical score).[/quote]

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