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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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, maybe even a minority, with a higher score didn't get in because of this guy.[/quote]

Affirmative action for people from Utah![/quote]

What are they really looking for? Seems like the kids with the money can all manufacture the "right" experiences to get them into the "right" college, along with all the other privileged kids doing the same things. Spending $$$$$$ to go to prep school, hire tutors, hire test prep experts, hire a team to help with their college applications, going to third world countries during the summers to do their humanitarian charity work, starting charities to help poor people, be involved in tons of extra curricula activities, etc. What have we not seen before?[/quote]

Maybe that's it...maybe the univ see past all the manufactured stuff and look at the "real" person and the "real" experiences.    So many parents now a days are trying to give their kids a competitive edge by sending their kids to prep class and tutors. It's becoming common, at least around here.   Maybe they can tell between who's really intelligent and will make great leaders vs those that are because of the tutors and prep classes.  Maybe some of the kids that seem to have the right "resume" (test scores, AP/IB, what have you) aren't that smart on their own and cant' hack it in top Univ when left to their own devices.  Just a thought.[/quote]

You are spot on. I would put my bets on a kid who never studied more than 3 hours a night and lived on a farm in Texas with a 2250 than a kid whose parents are doctors in Bethesda who got prepped and sent to NCS with a score of 2350 any day. [/quote]

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