Re:US Education Dept. Opens Civil Rights Inquiry into Harvar...
by csa on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @06:10PM
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> Isn't admissions into the Ivies mostly a crapshoot after you reach a certain GPA/SAT threshold?
In general, it is not a crapshoot.
There are some things that are very doable by any reasonable Ivy admit that will set them apart. Cal Newport has written quite a bit about this, and I agree with most (if not all) of what he says.
It may seem like a crap shoot, because some/many folks don’t realize what it is about a successful admit’s application that sets them apart. Fwiw, it’s not “better SAT and GPA” or “one more extracurricular”.
In general, it is not a crapshoot.
There are some things that are very doable by any reasonable Ivy admit that will set them apart. Cal Newport has written quite a bit about this, and I agree with most (if not all) of what he says.
It may seem like a crap shoot, because some/many folks don’t realize what it is about a successful admit’s application that sets them apart. Fwiw, it’s not “better SAT and GPA” or “one more extracurricular”.