Profile of an ED "Super-Applicant" (NY Mag)

Colleges & Universities Princeton University
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<p>Courtney Sachs
Convent of the Sacred Heart, Manhattan
GPA: 97
SAT: 2340 (800 reading, 770 math, 770 writing)
AP scores: English lit (5), French language (5), and U.S. history (5) </p>

<p>Academic honors: Bausch & Lomb Science Award, given to one junior per participating school. Ranked in the U.S. top 10 in the National French Contest. Wellesley Book Award for academic leadership, given to one junior per participating school. Ranked in the top 30 of the Catholic School Mathematics League. </p>

<p>Extracurricular activities: Stem-cell researcher at New York-Presbyterian’s Columbia University Medical Center, approximately twenty hours per week. Wrote a research paper on the in vivo and in vitro growth of osteoblasts derived from fat stem cells. Has begun research on the repair of rat cranial defects using osteocytes differentiated from fat-derived stem cells. Editor-in-chief of the yearbook. As a senior leader of Helping Hearts (the school philanthropic group), organized a fashion show to raise money to build a well in a village in India. Volunteers at Lenox Hill Hospital and Habitat for Humanity. Tutors disadvantaged students. Member, Model U.N.</p>

<p>Applying to: Princeton (early), Harvard, Yale, Brown, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, Columbia, University of Chicago, Stanford, and Duke.</p>

<p>Her chances: “The fact that she has been doing independent research since ninth grade shows commitment to a single cause or passion, which the most selective colleges like to see. She is academically qualified to attend any college, but it is also important that she is not simply locked away in a lab all year; she is involved in her high school as editor-in-chief of the yearbook. I believe she has a strong chance of getting into Princeton early.” </p>

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<p>I guess test scores aren’t everything if someone with a 1920 is applying only to HYP, Dartmouth and Yale…</p>

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<p>I like how they all look like superheroes in their pictures.</p>

<p>And yeah I liked how the people with 1800-1900 scores were all applying to HYP lol. They did have amazing ECs/Awards though…</p>

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<p>Yeah. But still, applying -only- to ivies seems slightly arrogant.
And I love how the Pton ED applicant is applying to both Brown and Columbia, as well as 7 out of the 8 ivies. There’s nothing wrong with wanting prestige!</p>

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<p>i dunno, im not completely blown away by their stats</p>

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<p>Even the ones that they said seemed to have an “average chance” seem to completely blow me away >.<</p>

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<p>i like how one of the kids is in my organic class!</p>

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<p>I agree with pk… these kids don’t seem “super.”</p>

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<p>the first girl intimidates me…maybe its her picture, maybe its the fact that she’s doing princeton ED</p>

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<p>i like the way she dresses.
she seems very rich/uppity/sophisticated.
i would do her…and i’m a girl lol</p>

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<p>You’re such a “promiscuous girl” =P Haha, she does look rather snooty.
But, maybe I’m just displaying too much hubris, she’s not uber-intimidating.</p>

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<p>Their EC’s are pretty impressive though I would say. I love how its the Asian girl who has the perfect SAT score out of that group of kids. Leave it up to the New York Times to stereotype…:rolleyes:</p>

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<p>I hope the magazine does a follow-up so we can all see how the kids made out and how accurate the predictions were.</p>

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I agree. that scares me</p>

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Thats really disgusting…and strangely attractive :eek:</p>

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<p>teehee you know it’s true.
that’s what high-powered women do to ya.</p>

<p>like condoleeza rice.</p>

<p>ew jkjk THAT’S DISGUSTING</p>

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<p>Ok does this guy count as a “BAD TEST-TAKER?” I guess some insanely smart people really can suck at taking standardized tests. I mean, a 1920?!?! and he does insane research and has a really good gpa</p>

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<p>I don’t know, because his AP scores are decent!
If he can get a 4 on his history and english APs, I don’t see how he could have scored a 660 in reading and writing!!!</p>

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<p>Uh, you’d have to be out of your mind to not do the chick. hawt/10</p>

<p>Anyone get the Wii? Zelda is frickin awesome - to the point where I would rather go beat another dungeon than open up the decision letter from Princeton :P</p>

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<p>the SATs are clearly not a true measure of one’s potential… they must be ignored if the applicant has great gpa/ap scores… sadly, most of the college rankings have an ‘average SAT score’ score column to judge schools.</p>

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<p>They didn’t seem to me THAT “super”…</p>