<p>Great points by everyone here! Just my 2 cents…</p>
<p>After observing Ivy League admits from our local h.s. over the past 3 years, I came to the conclusion that there are two types of Ivy admits:</p>
<p>1)The type who has figured out exactly what the Ivies are looking for in an applicant, and has structured his/her life that way, and</p>
<p>2) the type who neither knew nor cared what the Ivies were looking for, but whose life naturally took that path.</p>
<p>I think the Ivies want both types, as they are equally brilliant in their own way.</p>