Your chances of getting into a top 25 University are most likely <10%

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If you have a 3.75+ GPA, high GRE/MCAT/LSAT scores, extra cirrics, coveted internships, astounding personal essays, etc., you are a very strong candidate. The problem is that there are thousands and thousands of strong candidates.

It’s a lot like being very attractive and wanting to be a model, or being a very good singer and wanting to make a career of it. It’s highly competitive and a lot of talented people are going to be rejected, so keep your expectations realistic.

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are you talking grad or undergrad schools?

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He/she must be talking about graduate schools. When I applied to grad school 30 years ago, I did not even look up admission rate of the school but for the programs I am interested in.