<p>For the OP and others who are puzzled why they didn’t get accepted to a top college, this recent article looking at admissions at Amherst College and at Tufts might shed some light.</p>
<p>Looking beyond grades and scores: Students’ stories move admissions panels
Boston Globe - 22 March 2009</p>
<p>[Colleges</a> look beyond grades and test scores - The Boston Globe](<a href=“http://■■■■■■■.com/cfxwjo]Colleges”>http://■■■■■■■.com/cfxwjo)</p>
<p>And to rpo272, if your friend were “absolutely qualified,” she’d have been admitted. The college determines who is absolutely qualified, not you, not your friend, not us on this DB, and not some subjective criteria.</p>