Chance me for Ivies?

LoremIpsum
Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:53:19 +0000

Then of course I wondered whether I could have gotten a 2400 if I’d tried. (But a larger part of me wanted very much not to be that girl, so I forgot about it, haha.)



Good for you! Retaking the test and getting the 2400 might have actually worked against you: adcoms see too many applicants who become distracted and obsessed with perfection on a trivial matter rather than using that time to pursue other interests.

For what it’s worth, my son got a perfect score on the ACT at his first sitting and it didn’t matter all that much. He got a few rejections, 5 acceptances and 3 customized letters from his advocates explaining what the committee found particularly outstanding. They mentioned his self-designed community service project and his willingness to stick his neck out, taking 8 AP exams sophomore year, 4 of them self-taught. No one mentioned his stats; after a point it just doesn’t matter – it’s the extras you bring to the table that do.

By the way, I love your screen name; I hope your essays are full of similar irreverent humor.