<p>speckledegg: Yes, the list seems reasonable. A couple of caveats, though:</p>
<p>The applicant with national recognition might not need to have such perfect stats. </p>
<p>Since there are so few superstars, the academic stars might have more than just a good shot at the very selective colleges. I do realize, though, that this assumption ignores the many reported rejections of perfect 1600 valedictorians.</p>