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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My cousin's kid got the magic 1500 after thousands of dollars of prep classes. Dropped out after first year.

I am NOT impressed by high scores from kids whose parents have bulldozed a clear path for them.

[b]Schools have stats on who drops out. [/b]There are a surprising number of "high stats" kids who aren't actually ready for college.

Give me a 1400 from a poor zip code any day. I KNOW that kid did it on their own[/quote]

You are spot on here.

I mentioned this before on here. A T10 AO I'm acquainted with explained something to me once (in a non-professional setting): they look for markers of educational excellence in the family unit (where older siblings go to college, where parents went to college/grad school and profession) as it tells them the family's commitment to education, career success and ensuring the kid has what they need to survive and thrive.

The school would rather not have to look out for everyone (they already are for the FGLI) and is looking for markers of success. It's from the family.[/quote]

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