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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had no involvement in my kid's essays, though I did read the Common App one before it went in. I thought it was solid, and reflected both his voice and who he was, but it wasn't amazing. His admissions results were not as good as I would have expected going into the process given his basic academic qualifications (3.98 GPA/4.53 wGPA, 35 ACT) and solid EC profile), though he's ended up in a good situation. I don't know whether a better essay would have helped, but it might have.[/quote] Are you willing to share admissions results from specific colleges & universities ?[/quote] In at Northeastern, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, James Madison University. Not in at Harvard, Yale, MIT, Williams, Amherst, or Virginia. Was a full IB Diploma candidate, Eagle Scout, and two-time captain of both his high school and club hockey teams (hockey was a 25-30 hour a week commitment for all 4 years of high school).[/quote]
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