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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All I know is that a 35 ACT and 800 math 2 SAT with meh grades at a big 3 got absolutely no competitive admits for my kid.  Big waste.[/quote]

Fake comment.[/quote]

Don't know if the comment is fake or not, but "meh grades" (with accompanying "meh" teacher recommendations) at any school will make getting in to a super competitive college next to impossible. The fastest rejection to elite colleges is to have stellar test scores and so-so grades/teacher recs at a really good high school because it screams over-privileged under achiever.  They will give an extra read and consideration for the best students at bad schools, but not for the smart kids who don't even try.

The difference between high schools is that the Ivies/MIT/Stanford do not require straight As or 15 AP classes from the Big 3 while they pretty much require it from the public schools or the other privates.  A couple Bs on a transcript is not a disqualifier at a "Big 3" while it can drop a student out of the running at many public and independent high schools because the colleges perceive (whether it is true or not) that the Big 3's standards are substantially tougher. [/quote]

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