People don’t understand how selective college admissions works

[Anonymous]

That's the problem.
It shouldn't be complicated and secretive.
It should be straightforward.
Duh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's the problem.
It shouldn't be complicated and secretive.
It should be straightforward.
Duh

True. But sadly it is.
So what are the best quick get smart resources??

[Anonymous]

"I’m truly astonished that ppl that are in here are this out to lunch about the process….isn’t that the whole point of this forum?"

You're correct, 100% but are you also new here? This forum is populated by some absolute dimwits, a ton of people with resentments and bigoted tendencies, boastful liars and swathes of people with opinions they cannot back up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"I’m truly astonished that ppl that are in here are this out to lunch about the process….isn’t that the whole point of this forum?"

You're correct, 100% but are you also new here? This forum is populated by some absolute dimwits, a ton of people with resentments and bigoted tendencies, boastful liars and swathes of people with opinions they cannot back up.

but it's fun!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"I’m truly astonished that ppl that are in here are this out to lunch about the process….isn’t that the whole point of this forum?"

You're correct, 100% but are you also new here? This forum is populated by some absolute dimwits, a ton of people with resentments and bigoted tendencies, boastful liars and swathes of people with opinions they cannot back up.

You are absolutely right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In reading the “two worlds” post, it’s clear people don’t understand (1) what selective colleges are looking for; (2) the scoring paradigms that selective college AOs use and (3) how certain students offer more to selective colleges than others., all of which leads to who is admitted.

I’m truly astonished that ppl that are in here are this out to lunch about the process….isn’t that the whole point of this forum?

So educate people instead of criticizing them.
What insights do you have? Provide details, evidence, intel. Thanks

+1. Yet another stupid mom on dcum: "I have no idea how to express myself clearly but I'm here to criticize and offer nothing substantively in exchange because to post something makes me feel
momentarily superior."

[Anonymous]

Going forward, maybe most people don’t need to know how selective school admissions work. With TO being phased out at the best schools, most students without a 1500 SAT need not bother. Others don’t want the liberal bias. Others just want to have fun. The best schools want smart kids who also achieve real-life stuff. Most kids just want to get a job out of college, not impress the world. Add all these average and somewhat-above-average kids together and you have most of the high school students graduating in any given year. Let the herd graze!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"I’m truly astonished that ppl that are in here are this out to lunch about the process….isn’t that the whole point of this forum?"

You're correct, 100% but are you also new here? This forum is populated by some absolute dimwits, a ton of people with resentments and bigoted tendencies, boastful liars and swathes of people with opinions they cannot back up.

Case in point.

[Anonymous]

YCBK covered this recently.

Here’s an older one:
https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/2024/01/26/ycbk-399-how-do-admission-officers-read-an-admissions-file-transcript/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Going forward, maybe most people don’t need to know how selective school admissions work. With TO being phased out at the best schools, most students without a 1500 SAT need not bother. Others don’t want the liberal bias. Others just want to have fun. The best schools want smart kids who also achieve real-life stuff. Most kids just want to get a job out of college, not impress the world. Add all these average and somewhat-above-average kids together and you have most of the high school students graduating in any given year. Let the herd graze!

But it’s not just grades and scores. Lots of people with great grades and perfect scores are not getting in. And they won’t in the future. Why is that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:YCBK covered this recently.

Here’s an older one:
https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/2024/01/26/ycbk-399-how-do-admission-officers-read-an-admissions-file-transcript/

Ok who is the poster who recommends this on every thread?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"I’m truly astonished that ppl that are in here are this out to lunch about the process….isn’t that the whole point of this forum?"

You're correct, 100% but are you also new here? This forum is populated by some absolute dimwits, a ton of people with resentments and bigoted tendencies, boastful liars and swathes of people with opinions they cannot back up.

You are correct.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:YCBK covered this recently.

Here’s an older one:
https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/2024/01/26/ycbk-399-how-do-admission-officers-read-an-admissions-file-transcript/

Ok who is the poster who recommends this on every thread?

I really like it. Sue me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Going forward, maybe most people don’t need to know how selective school admissions work. With TO being phased out at the best schools, most students without a 1500 SAT need not bother. Others don’t want the liberal bias. Others just want to have fun. The best schools want smart kids who also achieve real-life stuff. Most kids just want to get a job out of college, not impress the world. Add all these average and somewhat-above-average kids together and you have most of the high school students graduating in any given year. Let the herd graze!

But it’s not just grades and scores. Lots of people with great grades and perfect scores are not getting in. And they won’t in the future. Why is that?

Uh, because there’s not enough seats?!

The question isn’t why doesn’t every kid with a 1500 get admitted. It’s what differentiates the kids who get admitted from those who were qualified from a stats perspective, but got denied.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"I’m truly astonished that ppl that are in here are this out to lunch about the process….isn’t that the whole point of this forum?"

You're correct, 100% but are you also new here? This forum is populated by some absolute dimwits, a ton of people with resentments and bigoted tendencies, boastful liars and swathes of people with opinions they cannot back up.

You are correct.

Swathes