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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which T25 selective colleges are most highly focused on EC achievement - impact, depth, national recognition?

Kid has tremendous (non-Stem) achievement in one humanities area + congressional internship + co-founder of school club + leadership in student govt + national level awards in a non-recruitable sport. And one more impact-driven local humanitarian activity w/news coverage (dont want to reveal too much).

Along with unique volunteer work for underprivileged population, aligned w/sport. 
And another internship.

Which schools score highly for ECs in the review process?

Stanford, I think?
Anyone else?[/quote]

The main cutoff is being in the top 5% in terms of academics. Not just GPA, but taking the most demanding courses possible.

Last year a kid with patents, two published "best selling books" in humanities, venture capital funded startup in STEM, 1570 SAT, volunteer work and a ridiculous amount of other stuff shut out of T20. The parent surmised it is likely because they are not in the top 10% of the class although it is close. Private school and they were very confident of recommendation letters.

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[b]Not true at our private for the top 5%….[/b]

Your example shows a scattered kid? Stem startup and humanities books? And patents? Sounds confused about what they’re interested in?
Hopefully this kid knew not to apply as a stem major???[/quote]

CDS shows that 95%+ of admitted class at many of these are in the top 10% of their class. So a kid in the top 5% is fine. Sorry, I did not quite understand your point here.

The scattered part is what first came to my mind, but the parent had a very expensive counselor to help, so I would assume they probably had a very well put together application.

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I wonder if it the app may have come across as ‘too produced’.  Of course,  don’t know any context but the list reads a bit like there may have been fingerprints from parents and counselor.  Private school, connections, etc.   [/quote]

Prob also a red flag? Maybe in the LOR?
Also, why so  many different "high achieving but unrelated things"? It looks like a kid who read r/applying2college and did what everyone else was doing? 
Patents? Really? That's so 2015.

Also sounds like a STEM kid. Which will screw you from certain privates. Know your lane, how your high school is viewed, and pick majors appropriately.[/quote]

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