How do top scorers on tests fail to gain admission to top schools?

[Ghostt]

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wow. “A few years ago, CalTech’s entire freshman class had gotten an 800 on one of the math SAT IIs. If CalTech factored in ECs as much as places like HPYS do, I doubt that they would have had an entire class with 800s on that math test.”</p>

<p>Northstarmom, that was an idiotic comment. Do you know how EASY it is to get an 800 on the math SAT II? ELEVEN PERCENT of the test takers get an 800. Not getting an 800 means you’re not even in the TOP TEN PERCENT for math in America, a country ranked FREAKING 25/34 ( or some terrible rank like that). You don’t even deserve admission at a Berkeley, much less a top ten ranked college.</p>

<p>*Maybe the top ten percent on the Math II is a little different from top ten percent in America overall. However, do you take pleasure in outcompeting high school dropouts and inner city kids with druggie parents?

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<p>lol what is this I don’t even</p>