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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First, there is a big difference between t20 and t10. Second, the issue is not how many APs, it's taking the maximum number of highest level courses available at a given school, including foreign language. From there you need to have at least one standout EC and some good recs and essays, to differentiate yourself from peers you are competing with from your school. 
Top 5 percent of class whatever that is stats-wise, 1550, and then something that makes you different than stem code who codes and has a fake nonprofit.[/quote]

This is the way to do it. As a parent with both at T10s they need the max number of the most difficult courses then they need all As. For schools that have rare 4.0uw and lots of Bs among the top group, a top student can get in T10 and have a B or two IF that still puts them near the top of the class.
The high school track record for t10/ivy matters: if a dozen kids total get in without hooks to these schools then you need to be in the group of kids with topmost rigor and need to be in the group of kids with top GPA. An occasional B but still in the top 15 students for GPA yet has the third hardest schedule at the school does better than the val with rigor not in the top 20-25 kids. A0’s count and compare rigor. Jeff selingo outlines details in one of his inside admissions books and these are not t10 schools who care even more about challenging oneself in all areas. 
In a high school that only has 2-3 unhooked students per year get into any T10 then to have a shot they need to be in the top 2-3 in every way: rigor, grades, teacher evals, 1550+, all 5s, and something to set them apart EC wise from the other 5-6 who on paper look like they are similar.

The game is relative to the high school and much harder at a high school that only gets a few unhooked in per year

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