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<p>"For Susan Lee, the application process has been equally perplexing. The Glenbard North senior ranked sixth out of 680 in her class, scored a 35 on her ACT and participated in a hefty log of activities, including four years in student council.</p>
<p>Even so, of the 10 schools where she applied, she was turned down by four, wait-listed by four (Duke University, the U. of C., Penn and Northwestern) and accepted by two (Boston College and New York University)."</p>