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[quote] We don't know if he got a full scholarship, or a combination of grants and loans. No reason he shouldn't try for the best scholarships to the best colleges. He's breaking no rules here -- and AOs will be calling the high school to see if they have any more students like him.

His GPA is backed up by strong AP test results and also SAT2 scores.

Wrong. Those are not amazing SAT II scores. His history score is only 73 percentile, bio is only 86 percentile. An Asian boy with his stats would be rejected from every college this boy was admitted to with a full ride. An Asian boy with those stats would struggle to get admitted to UVA with same profile.

https://blog.prepscholar.com/what-is-a-good-sat-subject-test-score [/quote]

Why do whites and Asians worship such a very low intellectual bar at the SAT following years of prepping and SAT prep courses.  Such a low intellectual/academic bar that many top middle school students hit the ceiling just after elementary school!

SAT tests are a low bar to measure anything. Those whites and Asians who specialize in the SAT are not the movers and shakers of the globe...they spend their time, years,  and money filling in scantron bubbles.  I suspect most low income students take this screening test  once without any preparation  (650 vs 750 so what a couple of questions difference... much yawning).  Why waste time and money to prepare for this middle school test?[/quote]

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