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<p>Same, although I started self studying in Junior year.</p>
<p>To comment on the idea that you can’t get in from a sub-stellar school: I got in from a really badddd public school in Hawaii. I was the first kid to get accepted to Yale ever (the first to get accepted to Stan in over 5 years). You really just need a complete package to get into HYPS.</p>