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[quote=Anonymous]DC got into a T10 with 91 (I guess like a 3.7 or 3.8?) 1540 from a nationally ranked top public. EC was average and no real leadership position. UMC and not URM. No hook. Kids with much higher stats and impressive EC's got rejected from the same school. I know that these parents were griping about our dc, not to our face, much like you are doing about other kids with lower stats and unimpressive EC's getting in. I don't begrudge them for that, I get it, I don't understand how dc was chosen over these academic superstars. The things I can think of are this:

1) LOR-- dc is a stem major but got his LOR's from humanities teachers who loved him and were probably better writers than STEM teachers. We took a risk not asking STEM teachers in his field of major but hoped that these humanities teachers would show that dc was a well rounded student adept at STEM and humanities

2) Essays-- showed a deep sense of gratitude, as a way of life, and the core of dc's world view (we are not religious). I would think a lot of essays written by teens focus on themselves and their achievements or difficulties, and maybe dc's essay resonated differently??  I think dc came off authentically as a nice, decent kid who you'd like as a friend or in your school.[/quote]

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