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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our school counselor gaslit my high score DC, basically told DC their high score is treated the same as 1500.  Counselor was an AO at an ivy.  So I guess it’s not helpful.[/quote]They could use it in shaping the class, where most AOs are not involved. [/quote]

What does it mean shaping the class? Who is shaping the class if AOs are not involved?  [/quote]

Shaping the class means using computers to adjust who is in and out to make sure there are enough students in certain categories: boys, rural students, in-state students (at state schools), full-pay students (at schools where that matters), etc. [/quote]

And majors and special talents/abilities.

these are not all hooks.[/quote]

Evidence of "academic interest", which is institutional priorities (or undersubscribed), is an important part of class shaping. Perhaps the most overlooked in the discussion here.

It's why CS, Eng, and Business kids can have a horrible RD process while Classics, Middle Eastern Studies, Asian American Lang & Literature, and Jewish Studies can have fabulous [b]RD runs[/b].[/quote]

You are saying, for undersubscribed majors, it works better in RD than ED?  
So ED deferrals could be just that, at least partially, they want to shape the class toward the end of the application season?[/quote]

Was there a weakness somewhere in the app noticeable in ED? 
Are you the OP with a 1580?
Is it an objectively strong, undersubscribed application, with notable/strong in and out of school evidence for major and leadership/impact? 
Great LOR that stands on its own? 
Objectively strong essays?

Depending on the major (did you check the last page of CDS to see how many/what % of the senior class listed that major), I'd assume you get at least 1 in RD. But it honestly depends on the major and what the university prioritizes. 
Class shaping is extremely important in RD. [/quote]

DP.  Just checked the last page of CDS, DC's major isn't listed there.  I guess it's really under-subscribed.[/quote]

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