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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Simple. Meets ALL of the following criteria

Within the first five ranks in a class size of over 500
Scores of over 1550 SAT or 35 ACT in a single attempt. No super scoring. 
Scores 5 in most of the 8 or more AP tests taken
Scores of over 750 in every one of Subject tests if taken

Very likely around 5,000-10,000 max such students in the whole country. So not many  You could easily accommodate every one of them in the top ten schools.  But then the diversity goals of the schools would be violated, so they are rejected routinely in favor of  less academically accomplished students through all kinds of twisted rationalizations. [/quote]

So, you just eliminate any kid who attended a high school under 2K students, or who did IB, or Dual enrollment, etc. . . ?

Also, not sure how it's twisted to say that academics aren't the only kind of accomplishment that's important.  It's twisted to say that they are.  None of the elite schools claims to be accepting kids just based on academics.  [/quote]

And that's what bothers these snowflake parents who feel entitled for their kid to get an elite education because they focused their kid on 15+ APs, getting a 1580 and a 4.0UW with carefully choreographed volunteering and ECs.  They spent 4+ years fitting their kid into this "academic box" and forgot to let their kid do this naturally.  Now if they only get into #34 they feel demoralized and complain "it's not fair".  They want it to be all about "academics", not about the right interesting group of people to learn together, because they can use their privilege to ensure the "academics" are "top notch"

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Their kids are doing well, and will continue to do well, in life. Unfortunately many parents crave the bragging rights of saying their kids is at "Top Brand University"[/quote]

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