选校- 高级篇 我能录取吗？
每每到中介那里，家长们最喜欢问的就是这个问题，我孩子能录取什么样的学校？这个学校我们能录取吗？
到了这个时候，中介一般就开启忽悠程序，我们这里**，啥情况，录取了哪里，好像你跟着这人一样就能录取似的，或者你找他做才靠谱。的确，我们能听到很多个案，谁录取了什么学校，甚至你认识这个别人家的孩子，还知道他不少情况。 但是你不一定知道，他真正用了啥在申请过程中。
那么如何找到这些信息，别光听中介忽悠，这就是高级技能了。我逛了无数网站，找到了！！College confidential 网站里有这神奇的数据，客观公正，都是一手数据，我相信它。 给你一个链接是2022届MIT的数据：
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/21039954#Comment_21039954
给你们一个参考，看看这里面涵盖哪些信息，读了这些你可以算阅该校学生无数了。。。哈哈哈 ，自己干不用问中介，啥样能录取了。
12-15-2017 at 8:04 am
Decision: AdMITted!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 1590 (800M, 790V, 20 Essay)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
ACT (breakdown): Nope
ACT superscore (breakdown): Nope
SAT II (subject, score): 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 800 Spanish (Reading only)Unweighted
GPA (out of 4.0): 4.16 UW (my school does it out of 4.3; A+ is 4.3)Weighted GPA: no idea
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn't rank.
AP (place score in parentheses): All 5's: Stat, Bio, Calc AB, Chem, Psych, Spanish, Microeconomics, CS A
IB (place score in parentheses): Nope
Senior Year Course Load:
Number of other EA applicants in your school: I have no idea
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
- Women's 8-Ball National Champion (Highest division)
- Jr. National 9-Ball Champion
- Went to Jr. Worlds 4 timesCommon Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):
- AIME Qualifier/AMC 12 Honor Roll
- MAML Finalist- National Merit Semifinalist
- Math Prize for Girls Participant (lol tied for like 250th out of 300 so basically one of the worst there but it's the effort that counts)
Subjective:Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): copying from commonapp with some stuff omitted- Billiards (Captain), 15hrs/week- Robotics (captain), 8hrs/week- Math Team (Captain), 2hrs/weekJob/Work Experience: Internship (software), 40hrs/week ish during summerVolunteer/Community Service: Just some volunteering at the town library, nothing huge.Summer Experience: Mostly tournaments; last summer I had that internship.
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):Essays:What You Do For Pleasure: This one was really good. Wrote about reading fanfiction.Department at MIT: Lol. It was iffy, but I guess you can't do that much in 100 words.Community Contribution: Talked about volunteering at my local library.World You Come From: Said "my parents are my world" and then talked about Chinese culture.Significant Challenge: Story of how I went from extremely shy to actually able to speak in front of strangers.Additional Essay/QB Essays: For the background question, I just talked about the emphasis on education and learning in my family.Other (teacher's subject, 1-10 rating, details):Teacher Recommendation #1: Chem teacher. She told my parents I was the best student she'd seen in a while.Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher. He really liked me and I talked a lot in his class.Counselor Rec: Probably generic. She had us fill out a survey with things we thought she should know about us, so it probably looked better than the really generic ones.Additional Info/Rec: Had an extra rec from my coach.Interview: I was super awkward. I'm just an awkward person in general (lol). I can't believe this didn't get me deferred/rejected. I guess it was more of a "we just want to meet you" interview.Art Supplement: Nope. I'm not artistic.
OtherDate Submitted App: 10/16U.S. State/Territory or Country: MASchool Type: Small publicEthnicity: AsianGender: FIncome Bracket Range: ~$120kHooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Won a Nobel Prize in 10th grade, went on to get gold for the 100m dash in the Olympics, and then traveled around the world filming for my documentary about monasteries. That's sarcasm for "no".
ReflectionStrengths: My scores were good. Also, math and pool.Weaknesses: Essays. I thought they were good when I wrote them. But as I thought back on them, I realized they were pretty mediocre...Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think national titles are worth something... But also scores.What would you have done differently?: I would have proofread more. I printed my application out and proofread it, but still missed like 3 typos in the essays when I went through it again after I submitted. Rip.Where else did you apply?Caltech (Accepted), UChicago (Decisions on the 18th...)Other Factors: NopeGeneral
Comments & Advice:Don't stress out like I did. It's not really worth it, and it won't change the result.
从这些数据里面，你能够分析到很多信息，没申请的孩子可以看出学校要啥，有啥活动可以做的。差哪里补哪里。申请的孩子可以看看，有几个你是匹配的，学校哪个类型的文书录取过。 总之，信息量巨大，要慢慢扒。大部分好的学校在这个网站里面都有相关统计，你喜欢哪个学校就去看哪个学校吧。
当然由于数据量比较大，要针对自己的孩子分析整理，还是个蛮大的工程。为了孩子，做吧。我相信一般的中介是不会帮你这么细心的做的。别人的录取可以参考，别人的失败可以总结，命中率总会提高些吧。
需要找我做这个分析的。可以联系我，不过量很大，因为不是一个学校，不是一年的数据。