<p>There is no formula for admission to a college. We all know this... so you all need to quit analyzing all these stats and you all need to quit comparing these stats tit for tat. Honestly, AND obviously, SAT is not all that important in the grand scheme of things, because I know quite a few people who were denied admission to UNC with 1300 + SATs, and I also know some people who have 1100 - 1250 SATs who received scholarships. You're all blind if you think the admissions board isn't checking out YOU as a person, and not as a formula... a number. Each application is an individual case, and just because a prospective student does not have the top-notch student SAT score, doesn't mean he/she is going to be thrown into the rejection pile. There are students every year who blow their admission to a college (even UNC) based on the essay he/she wrote. We all know extracurriculars mean a lot. However, back to the essays - the essays give the admissions staff the insight as to the REAL you... not the concret facts on the APs you've taken, or the scores you received on those exams. Keep in mind they <em>do</em> take certain things into consideration as well; maybe a student moved in the middle of his/her high school career. Maybe the student's parent passed away. All these hardships may have allowed for the sculpting of the student's personality and accomplishments. An essay filled with personal experience and wisdom, to me, is ten times more effective in admission, than say a student who wrote an essay based off of what he/she wanted the essay reader to hear. Now, you don't think they can't see through that do you? These people (admissions staff) have experience. Anyway, enough of this rambling. Congrats to all who were accepted; maybe I will see some of you around next year.</p>