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The difference between a 2400 and a 2300 is 3 or 4 questions. Between a 2400 and a mid-2300? Two questions.</p>
<p>I had a 2340 (-2 in math) and was Val of a weak high school. Class size of 532.</p>
<p>I did get into one Ivy, but I was rejected from the seven others, Duke, Northwestern, Chicago, and Stanford. I had fairly strong ECs as well… District Governor of a service organization, Eagle Scout, Ac Dec Co-Captain. I should also mention that I am Asian.</p>
<p>Really, you’re screwing yourself before you even begin if you attend a weak public which rarely sends people to Ivies. Being Val there doesn’t mean nearly as much as if it were at a top public or a private school. I don’t think I was really able to shake the perception that I was a one-eyed king of the blind good at gaming standardized tests and outgunning others for the leadership positions I held.</p>
<p>But I did get into one Ivy, to answer the question.</p>