@CaliMex “The process is arbitrary… random.
We long for certainty and want quantifiable metrics to calculate our chances, so we obsess about test scores and want there to be a “magic” number for which to strive. There isn’t one. The 99th percentile girl who the St Paul’s and St Andrew’s admissions officers LOVED, wasn’t admitted to Choate.”
Sorry to disagree again but it is not really all that random. Each school has needs every year. Applicant loved by PEA and not admitted to Choate didn’t fit a need. We know a kid who was not accepted to PEA: 99%, 4.0. An excellent athlete in his sport but the wrong position…they didn’t need any more of that position. Take a school with an incoming class of 300. 1/2 boys/girls, 1/2 students of color, enough kids to play on 50 +/- teams (V and JV). and so on.