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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is silly. If you’re so smart that your kid is also smart, you should recognize that a lot of kids will get rejected when 50k apply for 3k seats, or whatever the numbers are. Why would you ever imagine that your less-than-perfect kid would excel at this game when even the perfect fail?

As for the opacity at top schools, it will never change, and for good reason. Top schools are looking for smarts AND something else that together has a high probability of creating distinguished alumni. Why define the something else? Schools want alumni succeeding in all areas of life and the world changes too quickly to put disruption and creativity in a bottle.

OP, it sounds like your kid is a conventionally smart kid who wanted a break. There’s nothing wrong with that, but that’s not who Harvard admits. A solid state school would be a perfect fit for your kid. [/quote]

Agree with your points. All I am saying is that top colleges can be more transparent with required GPA. Less stress on parents and kids [/quote]

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