<p>“from my experience, high school rank gets you in or keeps you out of the door, moreso than any other factor (not taking into account legacy/aa/recruits). i had a perfect SAT score, perfect and near-perfect SAT IIs, national-level ECs, two large scholarships, numerous competitive leadership positions, took every AP class i could, and was a national merit scholar/national ap scholar/TASP participant. however, i got Bs and even 1 C and 1 D in half of my AP classes (the other half were As) and did not make the top ten percent. big mistake.”</p>
<p>I appreciate that you want to “blame” not getting in on something, but there’s no guarantee that you would have gotten in anyway. Please stop assuming that “didn’t get in” means “was judged as not being able to cut it academically.” They are selecting who to include, not rejecting students so they can see who’s left.</p>