I see your point. In all disclosure, my son has excellent academic metrics…4.0 UW, 6.0 Weighted (his school uses a 6.0 weighted scale). If his school kept rank, he is #1 (they stopped keeping rank this year). He also submitted ACT score of 36, in a single sitting. But outside of academics, music and music-tangential activities was his major area of strength. Stanford has thousands upon thousands of perfect GPA, valedictorian, perfect standardized test applicants, so I believe his music activities really helped him get in. He also applied from one of the most difficult states in terms of competition…endless top candidates.
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