Did CMU/SCS really need to ask for yet another essay?
He has been coding since 5th grade, has never missed a Math question on any standardized test, and had a perfect score on a worldwide computer test with that put him in the 99.9% out of 60,000 people who took that test.
Give him a spot or reject him. The rejection will toughen him up.
note: Before the usual suspects with kids in HYPMS chime in with “it its not just a numbers game”, we have heard you and don’t really care for your opinion anymore in this matter.