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Title: Admissions by the numbers
Review: As a tutor who helps prepare students for high-stakes admissions exams, I found A is for Admission extremely useful, particularly for students aiming toward the Ivy League. In an illuminating appendix, Hernandez breaks down the formulas that admissions officers use to rank candidates. She specifically explains the importance of SATI and SATII performance, showing how the difference between scores of 500 and scores of 700 affects a student's chances for admission. Likewise, she gives the formulas used to weighh class rank, grades and the difficulty level of high school courses. The information is especially useful for sophomores and juniors trying to chart their high school careers with college in mind. Her thoughts about personal essays also are useful.
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