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<p>I do not understand why people are making this comment. Unless I missed something, no one responded to the Op as being a “slacker” or thought that she was one because she had a 3.8 and a 2400.</p>
<p>In fact it was the OP who made the following reference to herself.</p>
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<p>However, what people did say (and I was one of them), to apply broadly, make sure she has a financial safety, don’t rest on her laurels with her score/gpa, because it does not make her a lock for highly selective schools-which is the truth.</p>