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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]+1 When it comes to unhooked kids with sterling credentials,[b] top schools are primarily looking for intellectually-oriented students.[/b]  They're the ones who know how to pick up ideas, take them apart, and create something new. When you come from an intellectually-oriented family where it's perfectly normal to consume different viewpoints, gather evidence about them  and debate around the dinner table, the chances are that you will develop those habits of mind and a culture of critical thought. It's one reason children of academics are so overrepresented at the elite colleges.

Teachers know these students well because they are the ones who aren't repeating the same tired opinions in class everyday and their recommendations reflect it. Teachers also love kids who work tirelessly and grind away at tough problems, but they describe them differently.  Given the choice between two applicants with similar test scores and grades, elite colleges will almost always choose the thinker. Even better is the rare student who can does both.[/quote]

that's not really true though - take duke for example. As a hiring manager, one of our firm's 'target schools' is duke but the duke grads we get are not intellectually oriented in the way you are describing. They are great in having 'polish', and following directions as analysts/associates -  but wrestling with ideas, working in white space, dealing with ambiguity - eh no. Not from what I've seen. Same with Northwestern grads.

are you suggesting duke and northwestern are not top schools?

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