Does M.I.T./Yale Success = FIRST Dean's List Finalist/Winner?

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Originally Posted by Michael Blake

I'm just trying to get a feel for the success of other Dean's List Finalists in getting into M.I.T. and Yale, the ones that meet the known criteria _PLUS_ have D/L in their quiver...

"...known criteria"? There is no such thing. I fear you have the mistaken impression that admission to these schools is a mathematical formula that one should be able to predict the result of by looking at the data. It is nothing of the sort. No matter how stellar one's portfolio is, you will never get to know what impression was left by such things as your essays or interviews. They are very large factors. Much bigger factors than a Dean's List Award, or even grades or test scores. It is a very difficult reality that one never gets to know exactly why they were not accepted to an elite school that they thought they were qualified for, but it is a high-risk reality that goes along with applying to these schools.