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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read from College Confidential that some kids with 1600 SAT and  GPA 4.0 could only get into their flagship public schools. Not sure if every of these people are real. Nor do I think the flagships are necessarily bad. But from what I know about MCPS magnet programs that many kids with high stats only get into public schools.

You can say the public schools are the perfect fit for these students. Which implicitly implies that the good private schools are not good fit for them, even though many of them long to attend these schools. 
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I agree that it is difficult for a student to get into a top 20 school even if they have high/perfect stats
The kids getting into top 20 schools from magnet programs typically have a hook
Very prestigious awards (think Regeneron caliber)
Recruited athlete
Incredible musician 
Legacy etc

Students who have varied ECs or have a huge commitment to a “regular “ EC activity don’t seem to resonate with adcomms. 
It is not that these bright, high achieving kids are one dimensional “swots”. 
The problem is that certain activities (eg sports) appear to be more prized by top colleges
If your child doesn’t want to attend UMD, I suggest you look at schools in the 20-50 range and also consider slacs. In my limited experience magnet students with good grades and a healthy extracurricular resume have no trouble gaining admission to schools in this tier.  So apply to CMU or Tufts or UCLA or UNC or Haverford etc[/quote]

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