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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the magic dust is people skills and good (written and oral) communication. Some people are just naturally born with it, and then hone their skills further. Others, like my autistic son, will never be good at that, no matter how hard they try.
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+ This!  My DS is an extreme introvert and his apps did not land well at all.  That said, he’s doing very well in college (STEM) and even landed a paid internship in a research lab — so there is hope! 😊[/quote]

We were worried about this with introverted DS and decided to avoid the Ivies lottery despite tippy-top stats. He was unlikely to do well in interviews and had little interest in leadership, or any kind of game-playing. We also suspected his smart but very quirky essay would land much better at a WASP, which was a much better fit for his temperament anyway. It worked out, thankfully, but we were very worried about a spectrum-y kid in a process that highly favors extroverts and future "masters of the universe" types. Also felt LORs were a question mark, not in terms of academics but in terms of soft skills. [/quote]

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