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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry to be the negative Nelly, but then you've got the flip side which is the X at the top and far right of the screen (high GPA and high SAT scores.)   Why is that kid not getting in when all these kids with lower and further left are--criminal record?[/quote]

Maybe there is something in their application package that makes the school feel like it would not be a good fit?  My mom used to teach at a school for math and science and she could always tell when the applicants really didn’t want to be there (despite having top stats); it was usually the parents who wanted them there.  Also, [b]sometimes schools just want a variety of students — ones who will participate in ways different from a high-stats kid[/b].[/quote]
Right? I can't imagine being at a school with nothing but grinding over achievers going elbow to elbow to be king/queen of another mountain. Maybe a balanced community of kids who really want to be there and have something interesting to contribute is the actual point.[/quote]

Wow, what a bunch of stereotypes you just used on kids who happen to have done well at school and on tests.  Do you really not understand that they can be good friends, empathetic classmates, funny, leaders, athletic …, too?  They’re just competitive grinds to you?  That’s a very limited way of thinking you have, PP.[/quote]

Not the PP on this but this gave me a good chuckle.  My DS went to National Top Magnet and it was the competitive grind. I do have an overachiever and I agree with this poster that it would be a lame campus if all the kids were the same.  [/quote]

Just because a bunch of kids are high achievers and reach for the stars doesn't make them homogeneous-- other than the fact that they all strive for excellence. What is wrong with striving for excellence. Sounds like a bunch of jealousy when people write things like this.[/quote]

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