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Re:US Education Dept. Opens Civil Rights Inquiry into Harvar... by libraryatnight on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @05:48PM (#36870049)
Curious about this too. Sort of a popular logic I've never sincerely questioned that most people applying to these schools have the test scores/GPAs etc so you're sort of lost in a sea of 'excellence'. (Only put quotes because it would only be one narrow definition - I was excellent at Unreal Tournament, setting up LAN parties, and eating Jack tacos).
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Re:US Education Dept. Opens Civil Rights Inquiry into Harvar... by csa on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @06:12PM (#36870371)
> I was excellent at Unreal Tournament, setting up LAN parties

Interestingly, with good enough scores and grades and a slight spin on this skill set (e.g., setting up large scale LAN tournaments, being world ranked in UT, etc.), you would distinguish yourself from the “sea of excellence” (you are correct that scores and grades are a narrow and incomplete definition by Ivy admissions standards).

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