I’ve read all of the post and want to reply in one post that may clarify some things:
He scored a 170 on his LSAT. He did better on his GMAT. He told me the score but I forgot it, I just remember it was in the 99th percentile.
He would love to apply to dozens of schools, Ivy League schools, etc., but at 100 dollars a pop he decided to go for 2 quality national schools that took applicants in his LSAT range (the average LSAT score for a Yale Law School acceptee, for instance, is 173) and 1 school that is highly ranked in our region. That is why he chose Emory over UGA.
His mother is an accountant and she has done very well his entire life. His sister’s fiancee is going for a CPA. He’s very familiar with accounting yet he passed on it. Only he knows why.
I have told him how oversaturated the market is. When you’re young and ambitious I guess you feel you’re the one to beat the odds. I’m sure most of you felt the same way at his age.
I’m not sure what his GPA is but he is graduating in 4 years when the average Tech student needs 5 years to get a degree.
He doesn’t do a lot of volunteer work, community organizing, etc., because as others have pointed out he has to either study or work.
He is a minority, Hispanic, if that still counts as a minority in this country. His mother is from Peru. You would never think of him as a minority if you spoke to him or me but 30 seconds with his mother would convince you. He checks Hispanic on all of his paperwork but I’ve never seen it actually give him an advantage over anyone else.