Nokilli. “I choose not to believe much of what is said by the CC regulars about IVY admissions.”
I’m not crazy about what many say, either. But I’m close enough to the reality to feel you don’t have a grasp of the process, either. Nor soes some SUNY guy illustrate much here.
I do feel a good AO should know math 55. But just saying it was some rep tells us nothing. And no, just asking isn’t the sort of thing that makes a lasting favorable impression. The proof is in the record- not just stats and purported “passions,” but the whole picture, including depth and breadth and a well done app and any supps.
Please be cautious that your “understanding” so far is on target. Many fall to their assumptions.