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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]

In addition, the student had published research with a professor, and achieved a certain level (top 1%) in olympiads in computing, physics and another subject. Writing this, I understand how ridiculous it looks, but this is exactly what the student had. The parent was strategizing how to fit all these in the 10 activities list and  if they should combine all the olympiads as one activity and how to phrase it.

I guessed the student would be like an auto admit to HYPSM + the next 15. [/quote]

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