Two unhooked kids!

[Anonymous]

What would you think when a family has two smart but unhooked kids that got into HYPS (not the same year). Neither are sporty either and they aren’t legacy or donors. Just regular educated professional people
I am both jealous and admiring at the same time. Ugh.

[Anonymous]

They are old money and you don’t know it.

Connections

[Anonymous]

Both are super super smart kids but don’t blab about it.

[Anonymous]

What the previous two said

[Anonymous]

At our public they were brilliant debaters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What would you think when a family has two smart but unhooked kids that got into HYPS (not the same year). Neither are sporty either and they aren’t legacy or donors. Just regular educated professional people
I am both jealous and admiring at the same time. Ugh.

Not uncommon for TJ families

[Anonymous]

They are hooked, it’s just not obvious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are hooked, it’s just not obvious.

OP here. No, literally no hooks. Not URM, not first gen, not low socioeconomic stats. But seriously super nice smart kids though, which is why I admire them.

[Anonymous]

Whait does hooked mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What would you think when a family has two smart but unhooked kids that got into HYPS (not the same year). Neither are sporty either and they aren’t legacy or donors. Just regular educated professional people
I am both jealous and admiring at the same time. Ugh.

Do you have intimate knowledge of their grades, test scores, and ECs? Are you certain a grandparent didn't attend? A relative who is a trustee?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What would you think when a family has two smart but unhooked kids that got into HYPS (not the same year). Neither are sporty either and they aren’t legacy or donors. Just regular educated professional people
I am both jealous and admiring at the same time. Ugh.

Do you have intimate knowledge of their grades, test scores, and ECs? Are you certain a grandparent didn't attend? A relative who is a trustee?

Very likely if they are super smart then they have 1500+ sat and high gpa. But that’s a dime a dozen. Grandparents don’t count as legacy as far as I am aware.
I commonly see one kid get lucky and get into HYPSM and the other(s) then go to Michigan or U chicago or other top school but not tippy top.
The parents must be thrilled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whait does hooked mean?

Jeez. You must be early in your college journey.
Hooked: URM, recruited athlete, celebrity, connect to university at highest level, super donor (eg named building level, not a few thousand), etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What would you think when a family has two smart but unhooked kids that got into HYPS (not the same year). Neither are sporty either and they aren’t legacy or donors. Just regular educated professional people
I am both jealous and admiring at the same time. Ugh.

Why are you jealous?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What would you think when a family has two smart but unhooked kids that got into HYPS (not the same year). Neither are sporty either and they aren’t legacy or donors. Just regular educated professional people
I am both jealous and admiring at the same time. Ugh.

Why are you jealous?

ok I will play along...
Because I want MY two super nice smart kid to get into HYPSM, duh.

[Anonymous]

Does the acronym refer to Harvard Yale Princeton, etc?

Does anyone think we are weird to talk this way?