Why Straight-A Students Get Rejected (And How The 4S Profile Method™ Changes the Odds)
By Tony T. Every spring, thousands of heartbroken parents ask the exact same question: “How did my child get rejected with a 4.0 GPA and a perfect test score?” The reality of top-tier admissions has shifted dramatically. Harvard’s overall acceptance rate hover around 3.4%, while UC Berkeley’s unweighted admit GPA averages 3.89 to 4.00, rejecting tens of thousands of straight-A applicants every year. The issue isn’t a lack of achievement—it’s
