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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So sorry! I hope he has other good options. What else does he have to offer aside from grades? ECs? Leadership? What is the major? If it is CS that could explain it since everyone wants CS.[/quote] This is a big part of it. Grades and class rank are not the package. No one can say if he was a strong applicant. Did he: work, take rigorous classes, have leadership and community service, how were the essays, varied and long term ECs, etc. [/quote] THIS. Only two PPs above have made this point while everyone else (only a few repeat posters, I suspect) is obsessing over GPA and nothing else. Parents on this forum often don't want to believe that their kid's ECs and essays actually might tip the scales, but it's true. So many kids have similar fantastic-sounding GPAs and test scores, but guess what? Colleges can and do still look at the rest of the application. Even for white boys from affluent 'burbs.[/quote]
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