No GDS students going to Harvard this year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When GDS had 6 seniors matriculate at Harvard last year, was it a “substandard woke school” then too?

Be frank here. Without outing the kids, how many of the 6 were hooked? GDS has a ton of “DC famous” parents. Parents that were high up in previous administrations, journalists, authors, Supreme Court justices, Congressman, etc. Many of these are also Harvard alums.

Be frank here. That's true of every Harvard admissions process. Harvard itself if quite clear that it can fill its undergraduate classes with qualified students many times over than what it is able to admit. "Other factors" come into play. If GDS got 6 kids in last year (which is a lot for a school its size), it's not so surprising that this year is a drought year, particularly if there are no "bold faced name" kids in the mix.

[Anonymous]

Not sure about Harvard, but we have a family member who works in admissions at Yale. He said these days legacy only matters if you’re a huge donor as well. FWIW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure about Harvard, but we have a family member who works in admissions at Yale. He said these days legacy only matters if you’re a huge donor as well. FWIW.

Depends on what you call a "huge donor." This paper found that legacy students from families in the top 1 percent are five times more likely to be admitted than applicants with similar test scores. Most families at GDS are in the top 1%.

https://www.nber.org/papers/w31492
Amid widespread attention to legacy preferences in the admissions process, Chetty revealed that the advantage given to children of alumni is not uniform across the board. Chetty’s paper found that legacy students from families in the top 1 percent are five times more likely to be admitted than applicants with similar test scores.

[Anonymous]

Who cares? Maybe people got in and turned it down. Maybe they got a full scholarship elsewhere. Maybe they hate winter.

If you see paying for private school as a conduit to getting into an Ivy, you’re doing your children a disservice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not sure about Harvard, but we have a family member who works in admissions at Yale. He said these days legacy only matters if you’re a huge donor as well. FWIW.

Depends on what you call a "huge donor." This paper found that legacy students from families in the top 1 percent are five times more likely to be admitted than applicants with similar test scores. Most families at GDS are in the top 1%.

https://www.nber.org/papers/w31492
Amid widespread attention to legacy preferences in the admissions process, Chetty revealed that the advantage given to children of alumni is not uniform across the board. Chetty’s paper found that legacy students from families in the top 1 percent are five times more likely to be admitted than applicants with similar test scores.

You are assuming that all top 1% families donate similar amounts, when we know that's absolutely not the case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not sure about Harvard, but we have a family member who works in admissions at Yale. He said these days legacy only matters if you’re a huge donor as well. FWIW.

Depends on what you call a "huge donor." This paper found that legacy students from families in the top 1 percent are five times more likely to be admitted than applicants with similar test scores. Most families at GDS are in the top 1%.

https://www.nber.org/papers/w31492
Amid widespread attention to legacy preferences in the admissions process, Chetty revealed that the advantage given to children of alumni is not uniform across the board. Chetty’s paper found that legacy students from families in the top 1 percent are five times more likely to be admitted than applicants with similar test scores.

You are assuming that all top 1% families donate similar amounts, when we know that's absolutely not the case.

No one argued that all donors donate similar amounts so not sure what your point is. Research indicates that being a legacy and rich (1 pcenter) gives your kid a huge leg up relative to similarly qualified kids who are not legacy and not rich.

[Anonymous]

Within the top 1% are families donating at best modest amounts (i.e., four figures or less) and those donating much, much more. The 5x bump that you cite in this so-called "research" is almost certainly attributable to the latter group. The top 1% families donating less are not going to see a 5x bump, and it's disingenuous of you to suggest that they would get the same kind of bump as top 1% families donating way more.

[Anonymous]

And the fact that people here are talking about donations and being in the 1 percent is yet another reason why Harvard is trash these days.

Mediocre people doing mediocre things.

[Anonymous]

Making more money than 99% of the population is mediocre?

[Anonymous]

I think it’s a good thing. Maybe Harvard it’s starting to accept kids based on merits and not on other criteria like race or connections and money. All in all very good and fair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When GDS had 6 seniors matriculate at Harvard last year, was it a “substandard woke school” then too?

Be frank here. Without outing the kids, how many of the 6 were hooked? GDS has a ton of “DC famous” parents. Parents that were high up in previous administrations, journalists, authors, Supreme Court justices, Congressman, etc. Many of these are also Harvard alums.

1. legacy and child of VIP
2. legacy
3. legacy
4. legacy
5. legacy and child of dean at another top10 university
6. recruited athlete.

All were and are very smart and accomplished kids.

What GPA do you need from GDS to go to Harvard if you are one of these legacy kids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When GDS had 6 seniors matriculate at Harvard last year, was it a “substandard woke school” then too?

Be frank here. Without outing the kids, how many of the 6 were hooked? GDS has a ton of “DC famous” parents. Parents that were high up in previous administrations, journalists, authors, Supreme Court justices, Congressman, etc. Many of these are also Harvard alums.

1. legacy and child of VIP
2. legacy
3. legacy
4. legacy
5. legacy and child of dean at another top10 university
6. recruited athlete.

All were and are very smart and accomplished kids.

What GPA do you need from GDS to go to Harvard if you are one of these legacy kids

LOL -- probably above a 3.0

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess GDS did nit have the right parent in this class. Harvard is about connections.

Exactly. No hooked applicants this year. Shockingly, Ketanji Brown Jackson's kids were both admitted in recent years.

not exactly Albert Einstein

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Harvard's prestige is down. Haven't you heard?

This. Plus GDS has a large Jewish population. You'd have to be sadistic parents or self-hating Jews to spent an exorbitant amount of money to send your kid to one of the most antisemitic schools in the country. Really though for anyone it's a gamble. The reputation has changed and in some fields the name "Harvard" will end up bringing eye-rolls and concern rather than an instant opening of a door.

There are good reasons for not sending a kid to Harvard, but you are on too many fear mongering social media sites if you actually believe that Harvard is one of the most antisemitic colleges in the US.

you're right - it is second to Columbia.

try to name a school more antisemitic than those two. I bet you can't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Harvard's prestige is down. Haven't you heard?

This. Plus GDS has a large Jewish population. You'd have to be sadistic parents or self-hating Jews to spent an exorbitant amount of money to send your kid to one of the most antisemitic schools in the country. Really though for anyone it's a gamble. The reputation has changed and in some fields the name "Harvard" will end up bringing eye-rolls and concern rather than an instant opening of a door.

There are good reasons for not sending a kid to Harvard, but you are on too many fear mongering social media sites if you actually believe that Harvard is one of the most antisemitic colleges in the US.

you're right - it is second to Columbia.

try to name a school more antisemitic than those two. I bet you can't.

I bet you cannot define antisemitic.