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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love how so many posters think these soft elements have any real bearing on college admissions.  It’s wishful thinking.  A letter of recommendation could say your kid is the Christ Child but without the grades, courses and test scores they’re not getting in.  [/quote]

Do you not understand how holistic admissions works? Rigor, grades, scores ( if relevant) set the floor. For the highly selective schools, way more kids meet an acceptable threshold across these measures than can be admitted. That’s where these institutional priorities come into play. But you’re probably one of those people who thinks that choosing a kid with a 1520 over one with a 1570 is a potentially discriminatory act. [/quote]

I don’t even remotely think that.  But recommendations are at the bottom of the list.  You all just think your kids are so damned special. [/quote]

LOR are super important. And at some private high schools, there’s a certain teacher whose LOR is especially important. Basically a golden ticket.  Too hard to explain but IYKYK. [/quote]

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