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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does every student who applies who meets the GPA and sliding test score criteria go on to the second round of the admission process?[/quote]

Yes. The applicants will complete the SIS and essay at a designated location and submit 2 teacher recommendation as well as semifinalists.[/quote]

I am surprised then that the requirements are so low. I would have expected them to be higher.[/quote]

What is "low" about it? The process is similar to a college admission process: grades, test scores, recommendation letters, bunch of shorter/longer essays and ECs (indirectly).[/quote]

The sliding scale to pick semifinalists seems very low to me. It goes down to a 3.0 for GPA and 60% on the entrance exam. That seems exceptionally low for me, even if it is just first round. I would have expected it to be higher, maybe  3.5 cut off for GPA and an 80% cut off for the test, still using a sliding scale.[/quote]

It doesn't really matter what the cutoff for semifinalist is because there are still only 480 slots to fill. It does make more work for the committee to read the applications, but it allows as many students as possible to complete the application process. No matter how many make it to the second round, the number accepted does not change, so there are high standards to be met to receive an acceptance letter. 
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