I mean really??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Ok, this may be a vent or a good point. You tell me. I read all of these "chance me" threads and I get angry. Not at the posters or repliers, but just angry in general. I read about kids who have unbelievably high test scores of every kind of test you can take - perfect everythings - yet people say they are "reaching" or "not likely" to get into good private universities. </p>

<p>Is it really that impossible to get into a good, non-ivy school (CMU, U Texas, Michigan, etc.) or are people just giving them more credit than they deserve. I know a lot of people that have gotten into schools like this with low thirties on their ACT, average ECs, and a good GPA. Yet people on here claim you are "reaching" with a 32, for example, for schools that, according to college board, have average scores of 28-31. Now, are people on here just being to harsh to fellow applicants of top notch schools? </p>

<p>Ok, this has definitely turned into a vent. As a junior, it is sooo stressful to think that everything you have worked for in the last 12 years all comes down to this.
Any thoughts?</p>

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<p>its better to be disappointed if u know it is going to happen rather than get ur hopes up and then have them crushed but i also do think some people are exaggerating a bit</p>

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<p>Not really, most 2400s and 36s are rejected from top schools.</p>

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<p>I dont think you can say most perfect scores are turned down. Maybe the ivies that are strange about admissions but other top schools</p>

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<p>Actually, I can say that, schools have released statistics about that in the past, including the Ivies + Stanford, MIT, Caltech, other schools like those</p>

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<p>Maybe they are trying to be super-realistic? But I do agree, for non-Ivy league (and even some Ivy League) schools a 4.0/2400/good ECs should almost garuntee acceptance.</p>

<p>HYPS are the only weird ones, where even publishing a novel will make them a mid reach.</p>