<p>Smith may have changed its policy, although I doubt it, but D’s STRIDE was certainly not due to her incredibly low Math SAT score. To be frank, I think STRIDE means “we want you and we are afraid you might choose some other school for the wrong reasons”.
In my daughter’s case, it may have been her nationality, or her headmistress’s report which unaccurately portrayed her as the next Saint Teresa of Avilla.
Whatever the reason, they made a good choice, and so did she…</p>