It needs to be said again: I admire most of these uber stem kids. They’re often rounded, connected, humorous, and more.
But the point is, this is not about “best” in terms of stats, as some publics admit (rack and stack.) Nor just about adding in rigor. It’s a finer look and more comprehensive. The whole matters and the full app/supp is the vehicle. That’s where the applicant makes decisions, what to present and how. And it represents thinking and how informed about this task: applying to a tippy top.
Eg, blow the Why Us and you set yourself behind. Write an essay about your cat, reap the results of that decision. There’s a lot ofemphasis on CC about the CA essay and people forget how important the supp is.
I don’t think just looking at this from what anyone knows about them in hs ncessarily shows how they come across in the actual app package.