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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree with the others.  Stats get you in the door or in the conversation and nothing more.

I spent way too much time reading on Reddit this year.  Pretty much anyone with a 3.8 unweighted (from any school--not just the grade deflated privates ) and a 1480 (or 1400 from a rough school) are[b] in the conversation[/b] for top20 schools.  Then the other stuff comes into play: geographic diversity, FGLI, academic rigor, awards, extracurriculars, major choice, etc. etc. etc.  The list is a mile long from shoe-in stuff like the FGLI to more lottery (i.e. maybe any one school take the bate cause they need you, maybe they don't) stuff like a particular hobby or major etc.
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This is how my older kids got into Ivy and T10 in last 3 years.

Neither had higher than a 33 ACT from a private school. Both had near 3.8uw.

But both had very deep, unusual interests that tied into their academic majors. Long duration ECs that showed intellectual curiosity/initiative/grit, not easily repeatable without many years of involvement. And very true to themselves, their interests and their passions.

I know everyone thinks it’s about the numbers. At the margins it is. But at the end of the day they want interesting passionate students who have a deep history of doing what they love and explaining why they love it. Find something unusual and go deep. Look for Seminar style (300/400) classes at universities in their areas of interest; that’s the level of niche we’re talking about. And not some fake manufactured passion project with some third-party. There’s a lot of ways to do this on your own.

I suggest doing research online like Reddit as suggested, or even on Facebook to get EC and other suggestions. This place does not seem to be as helpful as it was three or so years ago with the type of detailed advice parents  used to share. Now it just seems to be dominated by trolls complaining.

Go to other sources where the information is ripe to help guide you in the process.

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