<p>I've been doing some research about how to get into the Ivy Leagues. But, I thought it would be good to get some tips from the CC people as well. What do you think? What is the best advice you have?</p>
<p>They forgot:</p>
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<li>Have your parents or relatives donate millions of dollars to the school, then skip 1-10.</li>
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<p>You should read A for Admission by Michele Hernandez.
She has some awesome advice about how to get into the Ivy League.</p>
<p>Thanks Victoria16. I'll check that book out. And, notthatgood, its too bad my parents don't have millions of dollars, but I totally hear you.</p>
<p>Better yet notthatgood4: be reincarnated and born to a legacy who's a celebrity who donates millions of dollars to the school...</p>
<p>Yeah, sort of seems like what everyone on CC always says. One criticism: everyone seems to be fixated on being the top 10% stat. That's a good place to start from, but unless you're at Andover/Milton/Exeter/SPS/Groton/Trinity/Horace Mann/etc., that isn't always enough. Kids who are smart enough to be in their schools' top 10% are often also smart enough to pursue some impressive and/or interesting EC's. Let's say Yale is willing to take one kid from a given public school. If two kids apply and both have outstanding EC's and essays. Even if the lower-ranked kid has a slightly better essay, a val would probably get in over a kid floating the 9th or 10th percentile.</p>