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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a junior who has straight As, highest rigor, 1500+ SAT, 2 varsity sports that he should be captain senior year, summer internships, academic clubs and competitions but no national or international recognition in anything.

He is such a hard working kid. I thought a 1500 would be good enough but he is trying to get 1550 on his SAT. Not sure how big of a difference 1510 or 1550 is.

I have seen some superstar kids get rejected from all the top schools and making me nervous.[/quote]

Sorry for being very direct and maybe harsh: all unhooked well rounded kid from public schools have about 0.1% chances to get into famous schools like Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Stanford. Test scores, GPA, sport matter but not much after a threshold. There are many cases where kids with perfect GPA and SAT where rejected from these schools.

This is the reality.

Check where do the kids from your junior's hs get accepted in the last years:
https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/09/10/mcps-students-college/[/quote]

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