<p>With initials SM?</p>
<p>yeah. how'd you find that out?</p>
<p>You appear to be just like the kid who applied from my school a few years ago, he had a 4.0 and was the superintendent's son. He played three varsity sports and was all state in all three. He was a track state champion, point guard, quarterback, and the vice president of student council. He took every Ap class offered and got all A's. It was almost as if there was a newspaper article every week about his latest sport achievement. Unfortunately he was rejected from all the Ivies. there Is no way to predict!</p>
<p>i thought you were going to say he got into HYPS at the end..wth? he must have really f**ked up
his essays. Did he kid go to science/engineering magnet? That's supposed to be like the second best high school in the country....</p>
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<p>You included Dallas Area Diversity Youth Association in your original post, and I learned some time ago that SM is considered to be the best prep school in Dallas.</p>
<p>wooooooooooooooow</p>
<p>As opposed to SS, the best prep school in Austin.</p>
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You appear to be just like the kid who applied from my school a few years ago, he had a 4.0 and was the superintendent's son. He played three varsity sports and was all state in all three. He was a track state champion, point guard, quarterback, and the vice president of student council. He took every Ap class offered and got all A's. It was almost as if there was a newspaper article every week about his latest sport achievement. Unfortunately he was rejected from all the Ivies. there Is no way to predict!
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<p>They could question the stats. Who could do all that? I believe you and all, but they see the guy on paper and piece you together from that. Maybe, they just didn't like the guy.</p>
<p>what does sm stand for???</p>
<p>not important. just chance me.
(i meant that in the nicest way possible)</p>
<p>I'd be impressed if you managed to not get in with affirmative action being what it is and all.</p>
<p>If anything your biggest concern would be that they go "Tufts Syndrome" on your RD app and reject you in anticipation that you would also get into Harvard etc</p>
<p>Exactly JohnnyK. </p>
<p>If you ED, I think you're in for sure. If you apply RD, it's important that you make it very very clear that Penn is your top choice.</p>
<p>Anyways, hope you come to the DP once/if you get to Penn.</p>
<p>i'm not applying ED. well atleast right now i'm not. that could change. i'll be visiting before i write my 'why penn' essay, so that should give me a lot of stuff to write about. and i'm a pretty good writer.
i never would have thought that i would have to deal w/ Tufts Syndrome. wow. is it because of my stats?</p>
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<p>No--to paraphrase MLK, you are being judged not by the content of your character but by the color of your skin. How far we have come!</p>
<p>(fine print: this of course is a bit of hyperbole. Rhetorical flourishes aside, it should be clear that I am simply not a fan of [race-based] affirmative action. You're still alright in my book)</p>
<p>"Tufts Syndrome" at Penn is non-existent. Penn tries to beat out Harvard and Princeton with special programs and special orientations for URM, not by restricting admissions.</p>
<p>I'd certainly like to believe that, but after seeing people rejected by Penn RD and accepted at Harvard and Yale, I have my doubts...</p>
<p>Of course of course. There's no such thing as "Tufts syndrome". Anywhere at all.</p>
<p>Now, now, let's not jump to conclusions. A few anecdotal cases do not a syndrome make. With the tens of thousands of applicants to all 3 schools, and an admissions process that is highly subjective, occasional incidents like this are to be expected. It's no secret that Penn places great emphasis on applicants' demonstrated desire to be at Penn when making admissions decisions. Rejecting an otherwise highly qualified applicant because he/she has failed to adequately demonstrate that desire is not the same as rejecting applicants simply because they are highly qualified and likely to be accepted at H, Y, etc.</p>
<p>i've heard of tufts syndrome being really strong at WashU. anyone else heard that?</p>