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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It matters.  
My child applied with equal As and A minuses (no Bs) and very strong extracurriculars and did much differently in top20 admissions than classmates who only had one or two A minuses.  [/quote]

You don’t know the reasons why one was accepted and one wasn’t.  I assume you didn’t read his classmates school records or essay or any part of it.   They aren’t looking for AI Robots who show perfection in all classes and tests.   [/quote]

hey, how nice of you to insult a kid.  my child had outstanding extracurriculars-head of 3 main school clubs, sports captain, top internships, NMSF, etc. All the stuff.  still did not overcome kids who had a higher GPA (fewer A minuses).  if you are applying from a  top private you are compared directly by GPA to classmates. I find that DCUM tends to vastly overestimate who can get in where from private school. the reality of our experience as well as what is supported by the data given out by college counseling (ie what it took to get in places the past 3 years) is very different from the DCUM advice. [/quote]

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