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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think it’s always a simple matter of kids in the same private school being compared to each other. Kids with similar academic/extracurricular profiles are also compared against one another. You don’t  know if your star lacrosse player/pianist private school kid  is being compared to a similar star lacrosse player/pianist from a similar private school in another state. [/quote]
Sigh. Yes, athletic recruits are a different animal. But picture an elite school’s bucket: already 2 athletic recruit admits from that high school, plus 1 double legacy and donor type. That’s 3 admits. Now it’s time for 1 and at most 2 high academic flyer unhooked kids. (No way will there be more than 5 admits from that high school.)

So for the 1-2 remaining unhooked slots we have the jerky kid (with the parents we have already seen on this board) with an SCEA acceptance already in hand who vies for that same spot. Maybe that jerky kid gets in. Maybe that jerky kid elbowed out another kid at that same high school from being accepted. These are not de minimis chances. While not necessarily likely, they are pretty substantial.

The point is that your lacrosse and pianist argument means it is even more egregious when an unhooked kid with an acceptance already in hand is elbowing out other unhooked kids for the 1-2 slots available at other elite schools.

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