Guess who got in!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Harvard, Yale, Brown:
Applicant A.
4.0 GPA, 2300 SAT, (I don't know his SAT II's, assume they're high)
5's on AP US History, AP English Language
<em>Only 2 years of Science (highest was Honors Chemistry); 3 years of math (highest was Honors Precalculus)</em>
Quizbowl, Editor of School Newspaper, Head of City Student Council, National Merit Finalist</p>

<p>Stanford, MIT, Columbia, Cornell, Penn, UC Berkeley:
Applicant B.
3.7 GPA, 2350 SAT, 800 Math IIC, 800 Physics, 770 German
5's on Chemistry, US History, Statistics, Computer Science AB, Psychology; 4 on English Language; 3 on German Language
<em>Dropped a nonhonors/AP class in the middle of junior year</em>
Varsity Tennis 2 years, Computer Science Internship, Treasurer of Physics Club, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Penn, Cornell, Columbia, Brown, UC Berkeley, Williams, Dartmouth:
Applicant C.
3.8 GPA, 2160 SAT, 780 Literature, 760 French, 720 US History
5's on English Language, US History, Chemistry, 4's on US History
AP Scholar with Honor, Created a string quartet, youth orchestra, organized benefit concerts</p>

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<p>Applicant B:</p>

<p>Assuming he/she is a California resident,
UCB: Match</p>

<p>Applicant C:</p>

<p>Assuming he/she is a California resident,
UCB: Slight Reach</p>

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<p>***? How can you say applicant B was a slight reach for berkeley with those amazing SAT scores.</p>

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<p>C has the most impressive extracurriculars, so that's who i'd admit at least. The way you made this thread it's obviously B though.</p>

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<p>Each person got into some of the schools listed above their name. Sorry, I might have made that unclear.</p>

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<p>I can't believe student A got into those schools with such weak academics! Wouldn't colleges expect him to take more math and science at a local CC or something?</p>

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<p>er my bad, misread your post...</p>

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<p>Yeah, person A followed his passion which was along the lines of english.</p>

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<p>Wait, so can you tell us who got in where? You said each person got into "some" of the schools above their name. Can you say which schools please?</p>

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<p>Hah, okay I was hoping people would try to guess :). </p>

<p>Well anyways...
Applicant A got into all of his schools--Harvard, Yale, and Brown!</p>

<p>Applicant B was rejected by Stanford, MIT, and was waitlisted by Penn. He got into Cornell, Columbia, and UC Berkeley.</p>

<p>Applicant C was rejected by Brown, but got into Penn, Cornell, UC Berkeley, Columbia, Dartmouth, and Williams.</p>

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<p>Oh and I forgot to mention that applicant B had legacy at Penn.</p>

<p>Applicant A is going to Harvard; B is going to UC Berkeley; C is going to Columbia.</p>

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<p>so Applicant C retook his AP test for US History????</p>

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<p>Whoops, thanks for spotting that. Applicant C got a 4 on World History, 5 on US History. He didn't retake it :).</p>

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<p>wow..app A got into allofthem.impressive.</p>

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<p>I'm actually pretty surprised that Applicant C got into Penn, columbia or dartmouth. That means pretty much 200 out of our class of 600 has a great chance at those schools!</p>

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<p>Cool...well, it just goes to show the admissions process is not a cut and clear thing.</p>

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<p>You need to realize though that all these applicants were in the top 1-2% in the country with their test scores, and were likely near the top of their graduating classes in their ranks. They are essentially all the same applicant numbers-wise to colleges. For the most selective 10-15 schools in the country, yes, nothing is guaranteed and it's often random, but take those schools away and good stats will get you in at nearly every college out there.</p>

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<p>Yes, but the fact is that these people are applying to the top schools...</p>

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<p>We were talking about "the admissions process", not just people applying to top schools.</p>