I love that @gibby put so much detail into the response. One thing that sticks out to me through all of that was the reality that they are only scores. There is so much more that is considered over that. My own daughter in scores was not as impressive in scores as many that were denied. She is not an URM. She had a 2220 SAT. She was 4th in her class of 300 but not first or second. However beyond the numbers she was a humble yet awesome kid with passion and purpose. Scores are just scores. It’s a starting point and that is all. Great scores help but won’t make or break you. There is no realistic formula that says that if you check off the boxes and do what others did that will make your chances greater. Your essays are huge but writing like art is subjective. You have to be the total package…that fits in the puzzle that creates the next class of students. So basically you can be the whole deal but if there are two that meet your stats, and they need another cheerleader over a baseball player, you will lose. It’s so limited in chance. But try. Always try. Not just now but in life in general. You just never know.