Ivy League results so far? who is making it in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So weird, I only read the last few pages but most of the factual statements are not true. $2.5 million pledge buys a spot at Harvard? I don't think so. 4 Potomac kids got in, sounds untrue. Cambridge Rindge & Latin is a pretty well-known public school very high academics and notable for its diversity, no great surprise that it sends students to nearby Harvard but hard to believe there is a formal agreement and , it is most definitely not on the campus. I never understand why people make things up on this site or say things they are not certain about. Kind of weird

+1

And said with authority. Yes there might (!!) be one or two occasions, but for the most part, take what you see/read/hear in this area (which gives the word hyperbole a whole new meaning) with a grain of salt.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah somebody posted their acceptances earlier not sure it was this thread and it was crazy stupid. Need to be the rigger not the riggee...

Happens every year

My son had a C average and a mediocre SAT. White. No legacy. Got into Harvard. Might be because I promised $2.5MM to endow a scholarship the year before he applied. I love America.

2.5 million? Pee-shaw- they said no and you know it.

Entry cost is more like $20 million.

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Way to send the locals into a tailspin - "A" for effort!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So weird, I only read the last few pages but most of the factual statements are not true. $2.5 million pledge buys a spot at Harvard? I don't think so. 4 Potomac kids got in, sounds untrue. Cambridge Rindge & Latin is a pretty well-known public school very high academics and notable for its diversity, no great surprise that it sends students to nearby Harvard but hard to believe there is a formal agreement and , it is most definitely not on the campus. I never understand why people make things up on this site or say things they are not certain about. Kind of weird

+1

And said with authority. Yes there might (!!) be one or two occasions, but for the most part, take what you see/read/hear in this area (which gives the word hyperbole a whole new meaning) with a grain of salt.

Before you start calling fake....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/11/19/trumps-influential-son-in-law-went-to-harvard-is-this-how-jared-kushner-got-in/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.5a8eae603ca7

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:These schools are always several steps ahead, just when you think you figured out their formula, they flip the script. They are looking for genuine intellectual ability, rare talent and kids who are not "created" by parents and college consultants. They have their ways of figuring this out. It's less about the schools they come from, once you pass the academic bar, the rest weighs a lot more.

HYP grad here. The top schools stay a few steps ahead but you’d be surprised at how many kids without ultra-rare talents figure out the formula and make it in.

Hence the influx of recent Water Polo "enthusiasts".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So weird, I only read the last few pages but most of the factual statements are not true. $2.5 million pledge buys a spot at Harvard? I don't think so. 4 Potomac kids got in, sounds untrue. Cambridge Rindge & Latin is a pretty well-known public school very high academics and notable for its diversity, no great surprise that it sends students to nearby Harvard but hard to believe there is a formal agreement and , it is most definitely not on the campus. I never understand why people make things up on this site or say things they are not certain about. Kind of weird

+1

And said with authority. Yes there might (!!) be one or two occasions, but for the most part, take what you see/read/hear in this area (which gives the word hyperbole a whole new meaning) with a grain of salt.

Before you start calling fake....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/11/19/trumps-influential-son-in-law-went-to-harvard-is-this-how-jared-kushner-got-in/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.5a8eae603ca7

I'm not talking about Kushner.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter got in at Penn! 3.96 GPA and 35 ACT

That’s fabulous! Her hard work paid off. Congratulations!!

DCUM Posters, please take note: the above is the only appropriate response to an announcement of a DC's successful application to the school of his/her choice.
It is not an announcement to criticize or to complain. Simply congratulate and move on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So weird, I only read the last few pages but most of the factual statements are not true. $2.5 million pledge buys a spot at Harvard? I don't think so. 4 Potomac kids got in, sounds untrue. Cambridge Rindge & Latin is a pretty well-known public school very high academics and notable for its diversity, no great surprise that it sends students to nearby Harvard but hard to believe there is a formal agreement and , it is most definitely not on the campus. I never understand why people make things up on this site or say things they are not certain about. Kind of weird

+1

And said with authority. Yes there might (!!) be one or two occasions, but for the most part, take what you see/read/hear in this area (which gives the word hyperbole a whole new meaning) with a grain of salt.

Before you start calling fake....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/11/19/trumps-influential-son-in-law-went-to-harvard-is-this-how-jared-kushner-got-in/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.5a8eae603ca7

I'm not talking about Kushner.

well, i wrote the original joke post about $2.5MM buying my idiot son a place at harvard and i was DEFINITELY talking about Kushner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter got in at Penn! 3.96 GPA and 35 ACT

That’s fabulous! Her hard work paid off. Congratulations!!

DCUM Posters, please take note: the above is the only appropriate response to an announcement of a DC's successful application to the school of his/her choice.
It is not an announcement to criticize or to complain. Simply congratulate and move on.

Cmon, live a little. Take that cork out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This athlete thing at Ivy's and other top schools is very frustrating. I'm happy for the girl who is an athlete and got into Penn, but my DS had very similar stats (actually higher test scores) and is well rounded with strong extracurriculars in music and sports (just not a top athlete) plus is a legacy. You would think that schools care more about well rounded, bright students than whether or not you are a top athlete. Sorry, guess it's sour grapes, but Ivy's don't even give athletic scholarships, though they clearly they find a way to make it work for athletes who they want to recruit.

I'm not sure why you find this frustrating. The Ivies (not Ivy's, btw) recognize that, generally speaking, it is much more difficult and takes much more dedication/hard work to become an elite athlete than to be "well rounded." I can also guarantee you that recruited athletes at Ivies are "bright," just like your DS. I would think (as many others, I'm sure) that Ivies would rather have a student who was able to become an elite athlete while also succeeding in school than a student who may have had slightly better stats with run-of-the mill ECs. Honestly, I think this is a no brainer.

+1 Very well said, PP.

I disagree with this. To a significant extent, the scholarship athletes are genetically gifted for the sport. It isn't only dedication and hardworking. There are plenty of kids that put in the same hours that aren't getting scholarships/entry into elite schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This athlete thing at Ivy's and other top schools is very frustrating. I'm happy for the girl who is an athlete and got into Penn, but my DS had very similar stats (actually higher test scores) and is well rounded with strong extracurriculars in music and sports (just not a top athlete) plus is a legacy. You would think that schools care more about well rounded, bright students than whether or not you are a top athlete. Sorry, guess it's sour grapes, but Ivy's don't even give athletic scholarships, though they clearly they find a way to make it work for athletes who they want to recruit.

I'm not sure why you find this frustrating. The Ivies (not Ivy's, btw) recognize that, generally speaking, it is much more difficult and takes much more dedication/hard work to become an elite athlete than to be "well rounded." I can also guarantee you that recruited athletes at Ivies are "bright," just like your DS. I would think (as many others, I'm sure) that Ivies would rather have a student who was able to become an elite athlete while also succeeding in school than a student who may have had slightly better stats with run-of-the mill ECs. Honestly, I think this is a no brainer.

+1 Very well said, PP.

I disagree with this. To a significant extent, the scholarship athletes are genetically gifted for the sport. It isn't only dedication and hardworking. There are plenty of kids that put in the same hours that aren't getting scholarships/entry into elite schools.

But the argument here is about whether the academic bar is lower for athletes. These kids manage to train for hours a day AND get really high GPAs. Maybe genetics and household income helped with the athleticism, but genetics and household income are also strongly correlated with academic success. Anyway, my kid got into a top ivy with national-level success in one of the arts plus great stats, and the area athletic recruits to the same ivy came from the Blair magnet, TJ and Sidwell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This athlete thing at Ivy's and other top schools is very frustrating. I'm happy for the girl who is an athlete and got into Penn, but my DS had very similar stats (actually higher test scores) and is well rounded with strong extracurriculars in music and sports (just not a top athlete) plus is a legacy. You would think that schools care more about well rounded, bright students than whether or not you are a top athlete. Sorry, guess it's sour grapes, but Ivy's don't even give athletic scholarships, though they clearly they find a way to make it work for athletes who they want to recruit.

I'm not sure why you find this frustrating. The Ivies (not Ivy's, btw) recognize that, generally speaking, it is much more difficult and takes much more dedication/hard work to become an elite athlete than to be "well rounded." I can also guarantee you that recruited athletes at Ivies are "bright," just like your DS. I would think (as many others, I'm sure) that Ivies would rather have a student who was able to become an elite athlete while also succeeding in school than a student who may have had slightly better stats with run-of-the mill ECs. Honestly, I think this is a no brainer.

+1 Very well said, PP.

I disagree with this. To a significant extent, the scholarship athletes are genetically gifted for the sport. It isn't only dedication and hardworking. There are plenty of kids that put in the same hours that aren't getting scholarships/entry into elite schools.

But the argument here is about whether the academic bar is lower for athletes. These kids manage to train for hours a day AND get really high GPAs. Maybe genetics and household income helped with the athleticism, but genetics and household income are also strongly correlated with academic success. Anyway, my kid got into a top ivy with national-level success in one of the arts plus great stats, and the area athletic recruits to the same ivy came from the Blair magnet, TJ and Sidwell.

Right on, PP. This is called multi-dimensionality in gifted speak. It applies to scholars who are athletes and who are in the arts. To put it another way, these students are multi-dimensional in their giftedness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:These schools are always several steps ahead, just when you think you figured out their formula, they flip the script. They are looking for genuine intellectual ability, rare talent and kids who are not "created" by parents and college consultants. They have their ways of figuring this out. It's less about the schools they come from, once you pass the academic bar, the rest weighs a lot more.

HYP grad here. The top schools stay a few steps ahead but you’d be surprised at how many kids without ultra-rare talents figure out the formula and make it in.

Hence the influx of recent Water Polo "enthusiasts".

I live in California and water polo is like religion out here. Trust me, there is no shortage of great players. East coast poseurs will not fool anyone.

[Anonymous]

my kid made it into yale EA. She has a talent on the national level, is 1st in her class, took a ton of APs and got great LOR etc. 1500 SAT. She is in a group chat with accepted students and the GC is 250+ ppl so far. They all have "something". High grades and tests are not enough, not even close.


FY!- we make 175K HHI, have another in college and our total cost is 18,979. The ivy league is extremely generous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:my kid made it into yale EA. She has a talent on the national level, is 1st in her class, took a ton of APs and got great LOR etc. 1500 SAT. She is in a group chat with accepted students and the GC is 250+ ppl so far. They all have "something". High grades and tests are not enough, not even close.


FY!- we make 175K HHI, have another in college and our total cost is 18,979. The ivy league is extremely generous.

Congratulations. My kid is at Yale now and loves it. For Yale what I notice is that they select happy, self-assured, non-competitive kids, just wait until you start meeting her classmates. They appreciate what their classmates bring to the table. Maybe it is the same at other schools but I stopped thinking about it as being a "lottery" there is definitely a method to the madness. They really think hard about what each kid brings to the community, stats are a bar but the least important IMO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These schools are always several steps ahead, just when you think you figured out their formula, they flip the script. They are looking for genuine intellectual ability, rare talent and kids who are not "created" by parents and college consultants. They have their ways of figuring this out. It's less about the schools they come from, once you pass the academic bar, the rest weighs a lot more.

HYP grad here. The top schools stay a few steps ahead but you’d be surprised at how many kids without ultra-rare talents figure out the formula and make it in.

Hence the influx of recent Water Polo "enthusiasts".

I live in California and water polo is like religion out here. Trust me, there is no shortage of great players. East coast poseurs will not fool anyone.

no one in CA talks like that - you probably live in Fairfax VA