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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree, OP.  There definitely is a sweet spot in terms of admissibility to most schools.  A 3.8 (unweighted), 3-5 APs, and a 30/1300 will get you into the majority of schools out there, and there is a lot less pressure on these kids to get into a top 20 school (which is a crapshoot no matter what your stats are).[/quote]

This is the correct take. High-stats kids don’t inherit those stats like a trust fund. They work for them. The work is stressful and often requires the kids to forego most of the stuff [b]that makes life worth living[/b]. Then they spend senior year wondering if all that sacrifice was worth it.

If you’re already a senior, it’s better to be high-stats. If you’re in 8th grade, the question is whether it’s worth the effort to accumulate them. And I increasingly think that, if you can be the 3.8/1300 kid while maintaining a normal sleep schedule and[b] happy life[/b], it is actually unwise to shoot for the higher stats. [/quote]

Life doesn't end at the end of high school.

In fact, life doesn't end in college.

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