one kid accepted, one kid rejected from the same college

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have kids who both applied to the same college, and the recruited athlete got in while the non-athlete got rejected...despite similar grades and test scores?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have kids who both applied to the same college, and the recruited athlete got in while the non-athlete got rejected...despite similar grades and test scores?

If all your IQs are within the range of normal, this is an outcome that you could have foreseen and talked about as a family during the application process. Because... duh. Welcome to the USA, and their "holistic" admissions.

[Anonymous]

In the same year? Or different years?

[Anonymous]

Just tell the reject it was because he wasn’t breast fed and you didn’t bother with Baby Mozart for the second kid.

[Anonymous]

Yup. Not a surprise, given the reality of admissions to elite universities. Why do you ask?

[Anonymous]

Of course, athletes have a hook

[Anonymous]

Huh? What a weird post.

A recruited athlete is applying within a different universe. It's apples and oranges.

[Anonymous]

Ignore the not nice PPs.

I have a friend with twins; both applied to Stanford where they were legacy.

The kid with the higher scores and great athletics--the kid who would be the natural fit (according to their mom) was waitlisted.

The kid with the lower scores but interesting story got in--however, that one had shaky mental health and the mom was rather surprised. That one did have a few mental health problems while at the school but I think is muddling through. The mom has had to go up there at least once to hand-hold.

Point being, you never know what the school is looking for, OP.

[Anonymous]

Athletes are not in the same track. But there is no reason for envy. They have to work incredibly hard while also being full time students. It’s a different educational experience along with a different admissions standard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have kids who both applied to the same college, and the recruited athlete got in while the non-athlete got rejected...despite similar grades and test scores?

So two kids got the same grades but one did it will maintaining another high level commitment and performing at a high level in it? Clearly the athlete is either smarter or harder working, why wouldn’t the school want that kid more?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Athletes are not in the same track. But there is no reason for envy. They have to work incredibly hard while also being full time students. It’s a different educational experience along with a different admissions standard.

So tired of the elitist attitude of athletes and parents. Kids who hold full time jobs, practice an instrument or perform have very challenging and demanding schedules. Athletes aren’t the only ones working hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Athletes are not in the same track. But there is no reason for envy. They have to work incredibly hard while also being full time students. It’s a different educational experience along with a different admissions standard.

So tired of the elitist attitude of athletes and parents. Kids who hold full time jobs, practice an instrument or perform have very challenging and demanding schedules. Athletes aren’t the only ones working hard.

It is a twisted American value

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Athletes are not in the same track. But there is no reason for envy. They have to work incredibly hard while also being full time students. It’s a different educational experience along with a different admissions standard.

So tired of the elitist attitude of athletes and parents. Kids who hold full time jobs, practice an instrument or perform have very challenging and demanding schedules. Athletes aren’t the only ones working hard.

This

- mom of teen athletes

[Anonymous]

Every set of twins I know who applied to the same college both got in. I realize that doesn’t always happen - and plenty of twins I know applied to different colleges since their interests/preferences were different. Our neighbor’s twins who applied to all of the same, very competitive colleges, said she thinks there was actually a slight boost for the twin with the less “impressive” stats (both are terrific kids and wildly qualified- but so are many other kids who get rejected).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Athletes are not in the same track. But there is no reason for envy. They have to work incredibly hard while also being full time students. It’s a different educational experience along with a different admissions standard.

So tired of the elitist attitude of athletes and parents. Kids who hold full time jobs, practice an instrument or perform have very challenging and demanding schedules. Athletes aren’t the only ones working hard.

Read what I said. They are getting a different educational experience. As in, after they get in. They aren’t getting all the perks and opportunities of non athlete kids.

And I am not an athlete or an athlete parent. My ex boyfriend, who I despise now, was a D1 athlete. As terrible a person and boyfriend as he was, I can tell you he worked harder than anyone I knew while in college, because he had a serious full time job as an athlete on top of being a full time student. It sucked for him. It’s just not the same thing at all and it’s nothing to envy.