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<p>That’s a reasonable assessment. 6 people enrolled at Middlebury from HCHS, an elite public in New York, and the GPA and SAT of the average accepted student were 92.26 and 1460 respectively. See the school’s acceptance history with Yale (94.32 and 1510), and you’ll discern little difference between the academic strength of the students who are admitted to and ultimately enroll at either school. One cannot assume that “recruited athletes, URMs, or legacy/development cases” from the elite high schools were in very bottom of their classes.</p>
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<p>Forgive me if I hurt your feelings, but even being ranked first or second at a “third-world toilet,” as you put it, doesn’t entitle you to condescend to your peers at a premiere liberal arts college, regardless of where they may have come from.</p>