<p>What if someone had these stats...</p>
<p>Perfect 4.0 GPA (unweighted): valedictorian at super-competitive magnet school
SAT: 2400 (1st sitting)
ACT: 36 (1st sitting)
SAT II Subject Tests: History, Bio E/M, Math I, Math II, Chemistry,
Physics, etc. all 800</p>
<p>Gold medal at:
International Physics Olympiad
International Math Olympiad
International Biology Olympiad
International Chemistry Olympiad
International Computing Olympiad
International Linguistics Olympiad
every year of high school (9-12)</p>
<p>Perfect USAMO score (USAMO winner) all four years
Perfect AIME scores
Perfect AMC 10/12 scores</p>
<p>1st place grand prize winner at Intel STS all four years
1st place grand prize winner at Siemens all four years
1st place grand prize winner at ISEF all four years
Goldwater scholarship winner all four years</p>
<p>Bad essay
Bad recommendations
No extracurriculars
No clubs, volunteer service</p>
<p>Would this person get into any college he/she wants?</p>
<p>Well it is impossible to say they have “no extracurriculars” with that huge list of awards. :P</p>
<p>However, it would be interesting if there was actually someone like this - it would show the true value of the essays/clubs/recs.</p>
<p>AND member of USA All Academic First team in 12th grade</p>
<p>do you mean the essays/clubs/recs would have a lot of value due to
rejection or they would have no value?</p>
<p>I’m not really sure - that is why the scenario is so interesting. It truly is impossible to determine the value of those components without this being an actual person.</p>
<p>For what my 2 cents is worth, I would say this person would definately be able to get into the Ivies/Caltech/MIT/Insert name of elite school. </p>
<p>The Carolina admissions officer stated that essays rarely, if ever, kill a person’s chance at getting in. Rather, it serves primarily to give that person a boost.</p>
<p>Yes, they do make exception for geniuses.</p>
<p>by the way,
these stats are impossible…</p>
<p>US doesn’t send middle schoolers to the international olympiads (you listed the 6… and its generally one per year…)
also, Goldwater is for university students, so I don’t know how this high schooler could get it.</p>
<p>furthermore, STS is only for Seniors.</p>
<p>so I would really go back and check your facts.</p>
<p>lol someone that amazingly intelligent I highly doubt would write a poor essay or get a bad recommendation. Plus most of those awards are extracurricular activities. But that’s not the point here. The point is to see how much the essays, ECs, and recs affect admissions. I honestly have no idea whether this person would get in, but it would be very interesting to see how this would play out if it were real.</p>