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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s always a crapshoot.  Not much difference from last year at our school. [/quote]
For mediocre applicants, it’s indeed a crapshoot. But not for top achievers.[/quote]

You are the exact parent that will be back here in May complaining that your kid was “shut out.”  It will turn out that their list contained only t15 schools because you did not listen to anyone.  This happens every single year.[/quote]
Nah
All my kids are in HYPSM. And I personally am familiar with the profiles of a lot of students accepted to Ivy+. I can confidently tell you that you guys have no idea about the top college admissions and blame it as crapshoot. It’s not.[/quote]

So, be more precise please and tell us the big secret.[/quote]

My kids are not at HYPSM, but I agree.  My kids had high academic stats and good/not great EC got into the the next level lower schools.  However, the students from my kid's public school that get into those schools have that something special (that just be republicated), in addition to the high stats.  One of them is  an amazing musician and scientist and also a high level varsity athlete, going to Princeton.  The one who got into MIT, is so savvy with Tech that they bill themselves out to for techservices to legit companies and sold a patent for an app.  The girl who got into Harvard has been a passionate environmental activist since she was in elementary school, in addition to all of the other extra curricular activities.  [/quote]

Yes it's called Legacy, URM, or recruited athlete.  Better if you have all 3.  That is your special something.  [/quote]

Why are recruited athletes lumped with legacy and URM? One you have to work your ass off at the others you are born with [/quote]

Because they are all hooks unrelated to academics.[/quote]

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