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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will blow your mind Op- but many did not “strive”.

My kid didn’t think about college until summer of Junior year. Put a list together in the Fall-from T1-T40/50.

He was accepted to a T-10, an Ivy, lots of T20s RD unhooked. Never would have thought he’d be at an Ivy.

He always did the things he liked to do—lots of his sport, some community service, summer job, etc. Never had a special project or go to any of those pay to play academic summer programs.  He is a great writer and had a perfect academic record and very high scores- without tutors or a paid essay coach/counselor.

You should check yourself because referring to kids as “Ivy strivers” makes you sound like a nut. It’s even nuttier you are so upset but that you have to post random salary stuff. Go to work or go for a run. It will be okay. [/quote]Just another Jedi mind trick to get other kids to do less prep and lessen the competition.

[b]Nobody believes someone without a hook got into " T-10, an Ivy, lots of T20s RD unhooked" without any prep.[/b][/quote]

Different poster.

We prioritized 8 hours of sleep, adequate free time, and time with family/friends. Never really thought of college until start of Junior year. Zero prep for SAT, zero tutors, average essays, wildly overrepresented profile with no hooks, yet got into one HYPSM and multiple T20s and two with merit aid. Many of child's friends who are similar got into T20s.

A key indicator is this: if a child can get a nearly full SAT or ACT score without any prep, it is highly likely they would get into a T20.

If a child has to take SAT/ACT multiple times and need tutors, they likely have a very low chance of T20 admission.

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Congrats! My kid has a similar profile but didn't get into any T20s. He is happy to be attending big state school with merit. There are enough kids in his public high school who have really amazing ECs along with rigor, test scores and grades who are getting into the T20s. This just helps inform us about what to expect for our younger child.[/quote]

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