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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I want to debunk this so hard because I've written about this before, but I have a DD at Stanford and she's about as normal as they come. People were shocked when she got in, her counselor told her she had a snow ball's chance in hell and almost refused to do the damn paperwork for the application, but they were wrong and so are a lot of you.

DD was a good student with a decent, but not crazy GPA. Her SAT scores were good, but seriously in line with plenty of people's who were rejected based on her schools scattercram. She's was basically around the in-pool for UVA. She did zero extra-circulars. And I mean, zero.

Her interest was shopping, fashion, and make up. She was a crazy online shopper, she had a website about make-up and fashion, she worked at a make up store, was crazy about the beauty industry and online shopping. She had an interest in STEM and talked about ideas she wanted to pursue and why she thought her view and perspective was different. She wrote her essay about merchandising, consumer trends, and how stores and websites drive people to choose certain things. It's basically what led her to studying a STEM based program and working at a large online retailer last summer. She wasn't hooked.

I do think there's an element of randomness, but I also think a compelling story and interest tied can sometimes make someone stand out.[/quote]

I can co-sign on this - not for my kid but one who got into Stanford from our HS. You have to be an interesting kid with a distinct point-of-view. For these top schools, it can trump everything else. They don't want robots.[/quote]

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