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<p>Your assignment for the weekend is to read the acceptance/rejection threads from this year for the schools you are considering. Here is what they will tell you: If you are an URM (esp. an URM male) your stats need to be really good. If you are not an URM, ALL of your stats need to be close to perfect. If you’re a 35 ACT but have a 3.25 GPA, forget it. If you have a 4.0 but a 30 ACT forget it. If your class rank is #1 but you have a 30 ACT, forget it. The ECs will distinguish you from all the other perfect people, if you’re perfect enough to pass the first hurdle.</p>