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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The most highly ranked schools have the highest score profiles and it gradually declines as you go down the list. It’s all just a sorting mechanism based on test scores (outside of hooks). It seems nearly impossible that an unhooked student can get into a T15 type school without super high scores. Ironically TO may have made the emphasis on scores more pronounced because unhooked students essentially need great scores. [b]For all the yapping about curating a class, they are really just filling their classes when the highest scoring kids they can get. [/b]This shouldn’t be interpreted as meaning a high score automatically gets you in anywhere. [/quote]

[b]For T15 you need the relatively high scores to pass the initial funne[/b]l. After that, the ECs, essays, recommendations come into play. And don't be mistaken,  they DO shape or "curate" the incoming class based on institutional priorities. [/quote]

you need 1520+ and 3.95. the funnel is not trivial[/quote]

It's  T15. No duh.[/quote]

sure. but people make it sound like it's barely a hurdle.[/quote]

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