<p>Agree on most parts.</p>
<p>As for the “marginal differences on standardized tests could help,” true that. I don’t think they should be overlooked, but I don’t think that people should put so much emphasis to make a 2350+ into a 2400, because those figures are simply one out of many, many factors.</p>
<p>Unfortunately I am an Asian person having played piano for thirteen years (won many awards though, one of them international), president of a few clubs, etc. Unweighted 3.9 GPA weighted 4.2, took the most rigorous courses I could. However, my standardized test scores are mediocre -___- </p>
<p>But I would completely heed your advice and make my otherwise mundane achievements look special 
thanks so much.</p>