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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Spending too much time on your own academics is a sign of arrogance and self-centeredness.  Schools do not care if you are top .1% intelligence if you are solely focused on racking up stats.  I'm not speaking to this kid in particular, but there are plenty of brilliant maladjusted geniuses that will spend all day in their room studying, masturbating and playing shooter games, rather than contributing to the campus community.  Schools would rather take to 5% intelligence and community impact than the .1% top student who is glorying in their own intelligence all day.[/quote]

Wow. You need to spend some time on your own issues. [/quote]

I think you're missing the point.  The world is not a better place because a kid takes a 25th AP, or gets a 98 on a test instead of a 96.  Studying that much is a self-centered, ego-gratifying endeavor.  If the kid spent 3 hours a week bagging groceries and paying compliments to senior citizens at the supermarket instead of studying for the 25th AP, they will have done more good for universe than going from 24 to 25 APs.  At least the old ladies will smile and reflect on their "lovely blouse" at home for a day or two.  Parents are prioritizing the wrong values and colleges are showing this through holistic admissions.  Great stats on their own are just not that valuable.[/quote]

Sorry but this is dumb. You can argue about the benefits of being friendly and nice but in the context of college admissions we’re talking about the path to being a productive individual that makes the world a better place through their job or other contribution to society. Part of that contribution will be delayed in time. The kid that took 25 APs may be the one with an invention that will keep the “lovely blouse” old lady alive, not only put a smile on her face in high school.

25 APs is impressive considering it was [b]almost all 5s, the few 4s he received were changed to 5s after he retook the exams. [/b]From what he was saying the application was not well prepared, and his grades might not have been all As as he mentioned for his AP Chemistry class. He also did not put a lot of effort into extracurriculars.

I see a smart hardworking kid with a good dose of hubris, that was not well advised about the college application process. He’ll do well at UCLA, likely he can finish in two years and move on to the next chapter of his life.[/quote]

That is likely the biggest red flag on the entire application, from what has been released. 
Retaking is grade grubbing and with the newer AP distributions makes it clear he was not as prepared as he should have been in the first place. 
Not a good look. Just as retaking a C to get a B or an A in a premed course at college is not a good look for med school(neither is B to A but that is not allowed by colleges). [/quote]

Colleges didn’t know, he cancelled the scores of 4, so they only saw the 5s.[/quote]

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