<p>I'll wade in to point out several important considerations:</p>
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<li><p>No two applicants are exactly alike, even if they have the same test scores and GPA. There are <em>always</em> differences in the application, in recommendations, in the curriculum taken, in the high schools that they attended, in the family's financial situation, family's educational background, etc., etc., etc. So, drawing any conclusions about what GPA/test score cut-offs will get "all" students in is an exercise in futility because there are too many variables involved on the individual level.</p></li>
<li><p>Drawing any conclusions from the limited sample pool here on CC (or other discussion forums) is an exercise in futility because we do not have access to the entire application package that admissions officers use to make decisions. </p></li>
<li><p>Drawing any conclusions about what is true at "all schools" -even a sample of "all schools" - is also an exercise in futility because each college and university has its own priorities AND applicant pool that influences who gets in and who doesn't.</p></li>
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<p>With that said, it is possible, if you have enough information about an individual student and a particular college where they are applying to draw a one-time BROAD estimate of their individual chances of acceptance. That level of information is NOT offered in the "profiles" of students here on CC (or elsewhere), nor in the "profiles" of admitted/enrolled students offered by the colleges themselves. Both do not take into account all of the hundreds of reasons why a SPECIFIC student does or does not get admitted to a SPECIFIC college.</p>
<p>The bottomline: Arguing about what it takes to get in is really moot. What matters is why an INDIVIDUAL student gets into an INDIVIDUAL college, and that is impossible to quantify into statements saying that ALL students with similar characteristics will also get in. :) So, while there is probably some truth for SOME students in the statements made by both CD and Ephiphany, no student should assume that the truth will always hold true for them individually at all schools.</p>
<p>Hope that makes sense.</p>