Mid-Level GPA, High SATs?

Kudryavka
Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:40:40 +0000

^I believe in content over simple authority. He said, and I quote, “You will get into very solid schools, but not very top ones.”

I take issue with this statement. I don’t believe college admissions are that straight up and simple. I don’t care if you’ve worked in college admissions for 25 years. You can’t predict admissions at even one “very top” college, let alone predict admissions at every single college that falls under that slippery definition.

If the OP believes that, say, Harvard is his or her dream school, no one should say that it’s impossible or speak in concrete terms like the above quote. You can say it’s a major reach, but to say that someone flat out won’t get in is like predicting the future. We’re here to give advice, not predict the future. Unless they give you a college admissions crystal ball after your 25th year in the business, I don’t think such a definite claim is justified.