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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 that makes life worth living. 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 [b]3.8/1300 kid[/b] while maintaining a normal sleep schedule and happy life, it is actually unwise to shoot for the higher stats. [/quote]

The 3.8/1300 kid is still 90th percentile. Impressive.

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