@gibby
I think your claims are still ridiculous to say the least. The OP’s ACT subscores are pretty even across the board. His English score (32) is even higher than his Science (31), so idk why you think their 31 composite is due to being Russian. Your mention your son who “ranked 18th in his class” but you even said earlier that your son scored a perfect, and let me repeat perfect 36 on his ACT. HYPSM can only afford to “pick and choose” as you call it once the students are past a certain threshold in their GPA and test scores or they have a major hook. I’m European too and first gen american, but I still don’t qualify that as a major hook for a school like Yale. It should be said that test scores serve to affirm the validity of grades in school. If you have a 4.73W but only are scoring in the 96th percentile then your test scores simply aren’t affirming that you’re qualified for Yale. I would also like to correct an error I made on my previous post – a 31 on the ACT is in Yale’s bottom 25% it isn’t even in the middle 50: (https://admissions.yale.edu/what-yale-looks-for)
I know you do a lot of posting on CC, but honestly you have to realistic with people… You even say in a previous post:
“It’s the same at Yale and every ivy league school. So, do you have a fair chance at Yale? No! Any student applying to a school with a single-digit acceptance rate does NOT have a fair chance. As you can see, the mathematical odds are stacked against you. That said, do you stand a chance? Is it worth your time applying? Sure, especially if you boost your ACT up to 34+.”
A 31 is simply not good enough, and you even explicitly state that a 34+ is needed to be competitive.
drops the mic, walks away