Exactly |
And IB males big money so there's no problem for them. |
Before you ED, you run the numbers on their website. If the final offer exceeds what you saw, you can go back to them for adjustment. If not, you are obligated to attend unless of course your situation has changed drastically. BTW, your affordability is determined by them, not you. |
Because college AOs are vetting high schoolers, which is different from the adults they will become, and becaise an employer isn't worried about having the right number of tuba players and shortstops and foret-gens in each hiring round. |
Oh, since when do the "readers who make $45k" make decisions about admissions offers? |
+1. This. Y’all have to take loans like everyone else. All y’all who had multiple kids in succession are sol too, btw. |
If IB makes big money, quants are making multiples of that. Why do you think so many top college kids are trying to get into hedge funds. No kid who is at the top in math or cs at Harvard is dreaming of IB these days. IB is now for the second tier students at most places. |
The answer is simple, there was a spike in birth rate around 2006-2007, so there are more kids competing for approx. the same number of places in college, ie more competition and harder to get in. Based on the graph, it will be less competitive for the 2010-2015 cohort when they reach the college application age.... |
Since when is being a tuba player or shortstop, without more, enough for admission to top colleges? |
The punchline:
" But here’s what we can do: Hold the schools accountable for their processes and their decisions. Institutions that receive federal funds should be required to clearly state their admissions criteria. Admissions as currently practiced is designed to let schools do whatever they want. Colleges should also not be allowed to make anyone decide whether to attend without knowing what it will actually cost, and they should not be allowed to offer better odds to those who forgo that information. " |
And test required should be back everywhere by then which will really make it easier for the top kids--less kids and fewer with the scores too. |
I started to read this, but he gets some things wrong (like ED and financial aid, students can decline if aid is not enough, Duke sends aid based on CSS, so likely would have cone with admission if admitted), and his bias shows in wording. Then I looked to see who was writing -- undersecretary under Trump. |
The PP with the birth rate graph nailed it. Add in TO and covid, and you have the perfect storm. |
Oh sweet summer child. https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1201798.page |
Makes sense, thank you! |