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<p>Thank you monstor, you explained it perfectly. </p>
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<p>I heard this directly from Jean Lee - my area admissions officer from Yale, and also directly from what an Adcom at Harvard said - the quote is around somewhere. I stand by my belief that the SAT is one of the least considered aspects of the application. Clearly the SAT is an aspect of the application, and is given its due consideration,however top schools have said, (over and over again) that this is roughly the order of things they consider:</p>
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<li>Grades, gpa</li>
<li>Teacher and counsellor reccommendations</li>
<li>Essays</li>
<li>SAT/standardised testing</li>
<li>Interview. </li>
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<p>(2/3 may be interchangeable)</p>
<p>Adcoms have frequently cited being swayed by a particularly compelling essay, or teacher reccommendation. These things will make them advocate for you when committee sits and votes. A perfect test score wont. </p>
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<p>I disagree for the aforementioned reasons. </p>
<p>Overall, Christiansoldier, you are perfectly entitled to your views, I am not trying to convince you of mine. However I would appreciate it if you stopped using language such as “moron” - which I consider to be a personal attack. </p>
<p>I stand by my views, and will base my beliefs on the advice of close friends who have gotten into the top 3 ivies, and on the direct information coming from the Adcom’s mouths, thanks.</p>