Have there been longshot Ivy stories?

Applying to College
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Yeah, anywhere I can find or read about them please send them my way!

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<p>Yes. As a joke, I decided to throw in applications to Harvard and Princeton. I had a 3.2 at an average school and an 1170. Only ECs were bowling and cheerleading squad.</p>

<p>Long story short, I got into both. It's all a myth that those schools are hard to get in. All the kids they reject have under 3.0/1000.</p>

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<p>I wouldn't call football players with abov average but not "ivy-caliber" stats long shot because they do contribute to campus life, and most importantly the school. So hmmnn...</p>

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<p>suze</p>

<p>are you serious???</p>

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<p>You have to take every story with a pinch of salt. Suze goes to an extremely prestigious and rigorous prep school - probably Deerfield Academy; it might be a "feeder" school for Harvard. Not sure but do a search on her posts. A 3.2 here is probably a 4.0 somewhere else.</p>

<p>She could also be a legacy for all you know...</p>

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<p>These "feeder" schools are in a category by themselves. A regular run-of-the-mill valedictorian from a regular run-of-the-mill Northeast high school (suburban, middle-class) looks cookie cutter compared to students from these schools. The vals and sals from these suburban schools are a dime a dozen. </p>

<p>Plus the "feeder" schools have influence in the halls of Ivy like nobody's business. One phone call from the GC, and if you are on the waitlist, you get in. I can point you to posts from last year that illustrate the case in point.</p>

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<p>Suze said an AVERAGE SCHOOL, not Deerfield</p>

<p>And those stats are weak coming from Deerfield- you would not get into a top Ivy</p>

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<p>No, do a search on her posts...</p>

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<p>achat, that's not true</p>

<p>The top schools (Andover, Exeter, St. Pauls) do not send a majority of their class to Ivies</p>

<p>Deerfield, Choate, etc. send even less</p>

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<p>Ok, WesternMass. It is still misleading to tell someone they would get in. Suze must be extraordinary in some way that we don't know.</p>

<p>However, point taken.</p>

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<p>She is only a rising senior. She has high SAT's with a 3.8 and is in top 5%</p>

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<p>Why doesnt suze tell us helself. Suzeeeeeeeeeeee helloooooooooo... Callinnnnnnnggg on Suzeeeeeeeeee....</p>

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<p>No need. Read this:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=949609#post949609%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=949609#post949609&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>See post number 14. To quote:
"T, I think you're confused. At Deerfield, a majority of kids apply ED or EA somewhere, and most not just at HYP. Where did you fet this idea?</p>

<p>Talk to your counselor. While about a third go to top schools, remember how many are legacies. I'm a legacy from Andover with a higher GPA and SAT, and I'm not counting at my lower ivy even given legacy. You have a chance just don't count on it."</p>

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<p>Check and mate.</p>

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<p>Yeah, but suze doesnt ATTEND Deerfield. Look at some of her other posts.</p>

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<p>How about me? Do I count as a "long shot" lol</p>

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<p>Sorry, just making a little joke, didn't think anyone would take it seriously. I actually go to Andover. Andover, Exeter, Deerfield, St Paul's and Groton all send over 30% a year to ivies, S or M, but no one with the scores I gave would get in EXCEPT the super wealthy. They bring up the bottom of the class at all top preps and manage their way into iview too.</p>

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<p>so what were your real scores, suze?</p>

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<p>So the answer is..... no?</p>

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<p>Top 5%, 2360 on new SAT, 3 800 SATIIs, double legacy and still scared!</p>