<p>Yes these are 10th Graders who are currently doing these things, and I’m assuming the things like valedictorian etc even though they are true so far. The top 10% is about the top 10 kids in the class</p>
<p>@gibby: the HYP schools take the most compelling students in the class who is smart and seems to have some interesting hook and EC that makes them stand out. The two who got in last year , one of them is a male concert singer and musician and the other is a major science awards winer invited to attend the Nobel Prize ceremony in Sweden. </p>
<p>This year one who is accepted EA is super smart and does a cool internship and seems to be great at every AP Science class. 
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<p>I hope to continue this pattern </p>