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The fact this this is considered to be an event worth writing about shows that it helps very much. Almost everyone is rejected, but people like that have much better odds. </p>
<p>Really, for someone applying to a top school, DataBox couldn’t possibly be in a better position. It would be surprising if he were rejected from Caltech, and he’ll probably get into at least one of HYPSM. I mean, USAMO and class president? How often do you think they see both of those on the same resume?</p>