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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my experience with 1 kid at a HYSP (a 1510), one other in at another Ivy (1490) and one just accepted to a top public (34 ACT) - all no hooks - 1500 and average ECs are fine. Factors that personally I think move the needle:

1) Full pay
2) Essays and EC story (doesn't need to be leadership experience but able to highlight definitive contributions, lessons / skills learned, links between activity choices and major interests all tied together in an interesting and authentic way)
3) Predictive profile (I strongly suspect there is AI being used that identify which students are likely to graduate on time, employable afterwards, and avoid protesting)

I agree that your DC needs a balance list with likely schools they actually like (and ideally ones that will provide decisions prior to winter break such as Fordham) but it's also okay to aim high. [/quote]

This post is complete and total bullshit.  I mean, wow.

Man, I really need to get off of this website.[/quote]

DP agree! 1510 HYPS unhooked??!

And how would they even know you’re full pay? Even if they did know and it’s not need blind as they claim, HYPS have plenty of full pay applicants. Their priority is FGLI families! [/quote]

Do you even have a kid applying to college?  You sound clueless. There's a box on the application where your kid checks whether they are applying for financial aid.   If not, they're full-pay.  And just 15% of Harvard students are FGLI, so not sure why you would say that their "priority" is FGLI families when 85% of students are not FGLI.  [/quote]

+1  Have you not heard of FAFSA? There's a question on every American college application that asks about it.  Or do you just want to claim victimhood because you're not FGLI.[/quote]

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