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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What major is DC applying for? Non STEM is better. HYPS is tough for STEM without national level awards.[/quote]

Just stop.  [/quote]
There is nothing to stop. Top colleges look to private schools for non-STEM majors because such subjects are taught much better in private schools. They will pick their STEM students from magnet schools, and kids with STEM awards. I have seen this repeatedly at private schools that the students who apply for non-STEM majors do the best.[/quote]

Oh, I see.  You've "seen it" so it must be true and apply generally across the board.

And how much of this are you actually "seeing?"  What's your sample size, how many private and public schools are you "seeing" and how much of the underlying data are you privy to?  Are parents of strangers sharing their kids' college applications with you?  Are AdComs inviting you to their review sessions?

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I have had three kids go through NYC TT private schools. I have seen enough to know that applying as a STEM major (which my oldest kid did and is at a top 15) is much more difficult coming from a private school. My second kid applied as a humanities major and is at a HYPS school. The two kids had similar stats. My third kid is going to apply as a humanities major, it is a simpler process. They can study what they want once they get in.[/quote]

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