@ucbalumnus Kind of yes- well part of it is also families who can really just afford to get their kids SAT tutoring and help with putting together college applications, not to mention families who can do that and have kids with legacy status. But @theminkin this young lady seems naturally brilliant, which I respect. I come from a very academic family as I am Indian and Chinese. Oldest sister got a 2250 SAT cold with no prep and had 4 point something, mother got into Georgetown from community college, father graduated summa cum laude from George Washington Business, grandfather and a few uncles were scholars, a friend who scored 179 on the LSAT at YLS, another friend who got 750 on the GMAT. I don’t mean to admonish the families that get their kids tutoring but perhaps mean to attribute more praiseworthiness to this young lady because it’s tough when all you have is yourself- I myself have been preparing for the GMAT and LSAT for the past year with no tutoring and took five five week courses at George Washington and Georgetown this past summer in preparation to apply for some MBA scholarship programs. It’s very tough and these kids are under a lot of pressure.