<p>Personal experience. I have an AA friend (female) who got coached by her computer science teacher. She had measly sat score 1700 or 1800. And took a few subject tests, scored around the 700s though. Average ecs with leadership. Top %10 of her class of course. But her essays were to die for, they were truly a work of art. I strongly believe that is what got her in. Anybody has a shot at the ivies if you have what it takes, even it doesn’t exactly mean perfect scores.</p>
<p>Cb, one person does not a trend make. You are giving bad advice.</p>