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Teen with 4.0 GPA who built the viral Cal AI app was rejected by 15 universities

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19 points impish9208 | 4 comments | 03 Apr 25 23:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.218s | source
1. eunos ◴[03 Apr 25 23:29 UTC] No.43576700[source]▶
The American Universities college admission practices of writing "personal essays" without a clear metrics sure is very peculiar.
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2. klooney ◴[04 Apr 25 00:00 UTC] No.43576901[source]▶
It's how you keep the riff raff out.
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3. bigyabai ◴[04 Apr 25 00:50 UTC] No.43577212[source]▶
If you're offended by private institutions judging applicants on their written communication skills, wait until you find out how American companies filter job applications. You'll be shocked when you learn how that proverbial sausage is made.
4. easterncalculus ◴[04 Apr 25 01:15 UTC] No.43577352[source]▶
It's how you keep the people that can't pay for 'consultants' that simply know the admissions teams out.