Importance of HS GPA for admission to top colleges HYPMSC

<p>One guy from my school studied for over 10 hours every night all four years of high school (going to bed at like 4 am daily) and was eventually #1 in our class by like 0.02 GPA points. He got rejected from HYPS, even with a bazillion AP’s and a perfect GPA. I go to a HIGHLY competitive private HS, too.</p>