I'm grateful that, when I applied to CMU, the process allowed admissions to recognize that I was a passionate achiever in many areas, including my chosen area o

I'm grateful that, when I applied to CMU, the process allowed admissions to recognize that I was a passionate achiever in many areas, including my chosen area of study. Jumping through some of the arbitrary hoops and doing the busywork of high school turned out not to be among my passions, so if I'd been evaluated purely based on GPA I'd have probably been passed over in favor of someone better at following rules and perhaps less of a creative and independent thinker. I ended up having quite a high QPA at CMU. I was the same person, but CMU and I turned out to be far better matched than high school and I. I'm sad to hear that the admissions process no longer has an appreciation for these kinds of good matches.