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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Same ole' hand-wringing and angst-ridden posts every years.  You can buy a tropical vacation, unique summer internships, infinite SAT prep sessions.....but you can't simply buy your way into T10 schools.  The rest of us know this and aren't whining about it.  Deal.  With.  It.[/quote]

I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. There seems to be a sense that there is one desirable outcome (a top ranked school) and that there is one formula to getting there (attending a top high school, doing very well in said school, having a certain academic profile and “stellar” activities).

I’m happy to have an “average” kid with 3.7w gpa and 22 ACT which we did not submit. Kid did sports, activities, job she wanted to do, took the classes she wanted to take, and we researched carefully for schools where she could pursue her intended major and had good chance of being accepted. She got in everywhere including Virginia Tech and JMU, which we thought would be her biggest reaches.

I think there’s something to be said for just being yourself and the school will either want it or they won’t. I’m sure her profile was not typical for other kids coming from competitive nova public. [/quote]

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