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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I smell a 🧌 [/quote]

Do you think her profile is too "basic"? She says she regrets not picking more creative ECs, although I think her ECs were perfectly suited for her major + demonstrated her passion.[/quote]

Yeah, I agree there is nothing that stands out in her ECs.

ECs:
not impressive: - A few regional awards (STEM)
Actually good:  - 200+ volunteer hours @ local hospital
everyone has one:  - Founder of non-profit
this year AOs don't like research for some reason:  - Research w/ prof at T30
everyone has one:  - Competitive summer program for BME
everyone has this: - Lots of community service

This year I heard Stanford retracted an acceptance because the applicant lied about volunteer hours.
Are those 200 volunteer hours @ local hospital registered with the school?[/quote]

Yes, she made sure that everything was registered. I'm assuming the more "basic" ECs were the factor harming her application?[/quote]

You would think so, but Cornell would be thrilled to take in this applicant (without great ECs).  WL from Cornell seems to suggest there is something wrong.  [/quote]

You are making assumptions about Cornell which flat out are not true and then using your flawed assumptions to suggest that the child had a flawed application. I doubt that her application had any flaws.

The OPs child looks like a typical "Average Excellent" candidate who in a less competitive environment would have received some wins in her reach list. But things are very competitive now and this year is even tougher than many because of population.

If there is a weak spot it is in the ECs as several posters have pointed out. It isn't that they are bad, they aren't bad at all, they just don't stand out anywhere. There is a lot of good but nothing great. The biggest gap that I see is leadership and this one trips up a lot of kids. There isn't anything that the OP mentions in their daughters profile that demonstrates leadership.

She has some great options and it is time to mourn for a bit then move on because she does have some great options.[/quote]

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