<p>Hey let’s take a hypothetical situation that will never occur in real life (as if the Ivies will ever discount things like legacies, athletes, ECs, etc.) and use it to act our our innner frustrations about the world we live in.</p>
<p>Here is MY hypothetical; riddle me this:</p>
<p>Candidiate A: latchkey kid with a single parent who’s working 2 jobs; latchkey kid; works part-time to help support 2 younger brothers and sisters; no computer at home; school has no study classes for SAT prep; scored a 2035 on the SAT</p>
<p>Candidiate B: comes home from school to stay at home colege educated Dad; takes gymnastics cources after school; has 2 computers at home and parents who know how to use them well; private school has SAT prep classes; scored a 2220 on the SAT</p>
<p>You are an admissions dean at an HYPed school. </p>
<p>When you evaluate the SAT scores, do you take into account the differing life situations or do you just go by the numbers?</p>