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What would you advise for a South Asian male, let's call him Naymir, at a competitive private school with the credentials as listed bellow.

Here’s how I would advise Naymir, with the advantage that he is coming in as a junior (so there’s still runway to strengthen his file).

 
1. Academic & Testing Profile

Strengths: A 3.9 unweighted GPA, 4.5 weighted GPA, 1580 SAT, and strong AP scores put him at the top aca...

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