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<p>How? By focusing on your ECs and doing the things you love. That’s the subtle way to do it. </p>
<p>Have some faith in the Adcoms. IME, they are almost uncanny in their ability to see past the numbers. Of the 100 or so students that I had (mostly second-hand) knowledge of in the past season, there were only two instances that caused head-scratching, and fwiw, maybe the Adcoms got those right too. </p>
<p>I must say, I hope that what seems like a petulant and self-centered attitude on this thread is not the real you, because if it is how you will represent in your essays, it will not end the way that you’re hoping for. </p>
<p>ETA, sorry @ohmomof2, our posts crossed in the night</p>