<p>“4.0 GPA, 1900 SAT, Val from a poor urban school in the Midwest will have just as a good of a chance as the 2300, 3.7 GPA kid from some prep school in the NE.”</p>
<p>From my experience this isn’t true. If it’s a really good prep school then the 3.7 means a lot more than a 4.0 from a crummy public. I’ve seen a lot more 2300 3.7 prep schoolers get in than people like your hypothetical val.</p>