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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][google][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My sense from our college counselor is that you can take a 1550/1560 and feel comfortable being in the mix at all schools including HYPS. But your question presupposes that it is SAT scores that make the difference for unhooked kids. I think GPA and class rigor matter more, with[b] good ECs also making a big difference[/b]. But my kid is a junior so I have no direct experience and would love people’s take on my thoughts.

Common data sets for all top 20 schools say test scores are considered while GPA, rigor and ECs are very important.
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Yep, it's the ECs + major.  My DC with 1580, 4.0/4.92 from a magnet was shut out of T20s. Ended up UMD as a dual CS/math major.  Their ECS were lackluster.  They are super smart but didn't have much motivation in HS.  
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Your DC sounds amazing. And anyone with a 4.0 is motivated! My DC has a similar profile (gpa is a bit lower), and has strong hobby interests but just isn’t into the sorts of ECs that seem to land kids at top schools. I am letting them be who they are, and the college chips will fall where they will. [/quote]

Seriously? She said: “Their ECS were lackluster.  They are super smart but didn't have much motivation in HS.”

This doesn’t sound like an amazing kid. Sounds like a smart but unmotivated kid who didn’t do much outside if school.

What do you think makes this kid sound amazing?[/quote]

Please. You know that most of the "amazing" kids have a bunch of fictional ECs curated by their college counselors, right?[/quote]

Not sure this relates to this point. Nothing in this post made the kid sound amazing. The follow up answer to my question was a long list of assumptions. Kid may be amazing but the express language of the post did not say that.[/quote]

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