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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unless you have actually sat on a college admissions team and are privy to their decision making process, how can anyone be absolutely sure what formula is used who gets in and who doesn't? I have read numerous admission personnel on College Confidential state emphatically that just because you get all As and perfect test scores in no way guarantees admission. There is so much more and the personal essays carry substantial weight in letting them know who the applicant is. [/quote] I've posted this story on NPR before which gives an insider look at the admissions process to Amherst and how the committee agonizes over their admission decisions. In my view, for the top schools it is a crapshoot in many ways. Straight A's guarantees nothing. Maybe this will help put things into perspective. http://www.npr.org/2011/03/28/134916924/Amherst-Admissions-Process [/quote]
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