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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is impossible to know. Qualified kids are shut out bc of:

- institutional priorities 
- DI not shown enough 
- why us essay shows student doesn’t truly love or understand the school 
- more qualified kids from the same school applied at the same time
- major selected 
- yield protection
- mistake in app (telling Yale you can’t wait to go to Princeton)
- mediocre essays
[b]- mediocre letters of rec[/b]

Etc [/quote]

Often its not this, if the same kid gets into more selective/higher ranked schools.
Agree with the others.[/quote]

I don’t understand this. If the recs are mediocre, why would they get into a MORE selective school and not a less selective school?

Ex. Super high stats. 1550+ 4.0 uw 12APs. Cohesive (and authentic) story and strong ECs. But no national awards or truly unique depth. But assume mediocre recs. Is there a world where they would get into Cornell/Vanderbilt/Northwestern but not Lehigh/Wake/ Lafayette?

I’m not seeing it if poor recs are the problem. If recs keep them out at the latter, I would assume the same would also be true at the former. [/quote]

I think you are agreeing with the PP? 
I agree a bad rec (if sent to all schools), would keep you out of the rest.

Now, to your other question: my kid got into Cornell through RD, was waitlisted at Wake in RD (I think it was yield because the kids from our high school who went had slightly lower stats).[/quote]

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