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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC has not taken any AP exams. Will attend an Ivy League school this fall. Top grades, many honors classes. Not an athlete, legacy, or URM. [/quote]

What got them in then?  Lucky draw from the pool of 1600/4.0 ED applicants?  Rigor is usually a major factor.[/quote]

You can get in with top grades alone from the top privates because that in an of itself is a very unique distinction. Sometimes there is one kid in a graduating class with a 3.9 and everyone else falls below--many smart kids significantly below.  It's not like public where everyone has a 4.0+. The top kids from these privates get into Ivies even without much more on their resumes.

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As other have noted, that plan works for a handful of kids. It's the rest of the class that has something to prove.[/quote]

Right.  Which is why it either works (you graduate at the top 1-3 and get into the Ivy unhooked and with relatively minimal extracurriculars) OR you do all that work, end up with a 3.7, something like 20th in the class, limited extracurriculars because all you had time for was studying and you end up in an equal or even much worse college than you would have coming from an easier school.

It's a crap shoot and the end result is not apparent until your'e close to the end of high school. [/quote]

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