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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, according to some pp who have commented, this kid probably deserved to be rejected because he wrote lousy essays, had bad teacher recommendations because he is a robot, lied about his accomplishments, isn't really interested in attending college, had grades that were too low (and UC colleges didn't look at his SATs and AP scores), and he is at higher risk of committing suicide because he is Asian, therefore damaged and fragile from years of tiger parenting.

Again, this kid sounds pretty amazing, and his rejection from numerous colleges is more indicative of a failing system than of his failings.

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Except there were many fellow Asians that graduated alongside him at the same HS…and were accepted at many schools (or I am sure that would be part of the story).

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I would love to see some of these schools that rejected him offer some insight.

From what I saw with my CS kid last year there are a few possible explanations:
1. Luck
2. Other kids had a more well rounded / "interesting" profile.   For example a CS kid that is also an artist or participates in unique activity.   He likely looked similar to other accomplished CS kids
3. Other kids are athletes

Also, with a 4.4 WGPA he likely took less AP than some of his classmates.   I would say his other accomplishments more than made up for that but perhaps admissions officers do not think the same.

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