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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD with GPA 4.52 (Junior year), 1580 SAT, all 5s in all her 8 APs from TJ with excellent ECs for CS, volunteering/community service and an internship did not get into any of the Ivies and waitlisted at CMU. Major - CS. Obviously we are disappointed. College admissions seems like a lottery. [/quote]

If this kid didn't get in then who else? On another thread, I read a lot of TJ kids got into T20 schools. Then how come this kid didn't get in? Is it all random after the basics are met? I am so confused. One the one hand I see lots of TJ kids get into HYPSM and I also hear kids this like this PP's DD.[/quote]

NP: there may not have been anything the PP's kid could have done to increase the chances of getting into a T20 school. There are institutional priorities and other factors beyond each student's control. Even choice of major changes the probability of getting admitted. However, maybe the TJ students that got into HYPSM had more awards/internships, stronger supplementary essays on why they are a good fit, or chose a different major.

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