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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]LOL.  But I know a number of kids with 2400 in SAT.  Yup, in MCPS schools.

How is this ground breaking?[/quote]

I know a kid with perfect SAT, 4.0 GPA, 12 AP classes.... rejected by all ivies. Thank god for Berkeley. [/quote]

It's probably because these perfect scoring kids are a dime a dozen for these ivy leagues.  There needs to be something about them that needs to stand out.  I read an article by someone who sat on the Admissions Board at a prestigious univ that they are looking for students that will bring different experiences and perspectives to their institutions, not cookie-cutters.  For example, one year at an Ivy League, a male white student from Utah applied. His scores were below par but they didn't have any applicants from Utah that year so they thought he would contribute to a good mix. So he got in.  Some other person, [b]maybe even[/b] a minority, with a higher score didn't get in because of this guy.[/quote]

Affirmative action for people from Utah![/quote]

Yes, maybe even!
I was the pp who wrote about the Stanford applicants. The one who got in with the low scores who played sports was from UTAH!!
Also, I met a Harvard student from this area who said that at Harvard, there were many students who struggled with courses that he found to be easy. Most were white and from remote areas of the country in the South and Midwest. [/quote]

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