For those who ever wondered if putting a Repubican/right-wing extracurricular was a good idea...don't

[Anonymous]

https://nypost.com/2024/10/18/media/college-a...dia-post-piece-of-s/

College admissions officer accuses Trump supporters of tolerating ‘rape,’ ‘homophobia’ in social post: ‘Piece of s–t’

While not every admission's officer is going to be from a background in the humanities, if you have a child doing a Republican/righ-wing internship, advocacy or leadership position, I would really think twice about putting that down as an EC. Too much to lose and probably very little to gain. Obviously this isn't for every school, but for SLAC's, the Boston schools, Emory, WashU, etc. it does apply.

[Anonymous]

Because of politics as a business is more prevalent in the DMV area, I'd think schools in those areas you might put down a right wing extracurricular.

Since the CDS lets you list so many EC's, putting one down that has the propensity to put a thumb on the scale in the wrong direction does seem like a gamble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

https://nypost.com/2024/10/18/media/college-a...dia-post-piece-of-s/

College admissions officer accuses Trump supporters of tolerating ‘rape,’ ‘homophobia’ in social post: ‘Piece of s–t’

While not every admission's officer is going to be from a background in the humanities, if you have a child doing a Republican/righ-wing internship, advocacy or leadership position, I would really think twice about putting that down as an EC. Too much to lose and probably very little to gain. Obviously this isn't for every school, but for SLAC's, the Boston schools, Emory, WashU, etc. it does apply.

This is a perfectly valid reason to reject a kid.

It's also problematic for getting a job in the real world. For good reason.

[Anonymous]

So some just-graduated college student working as a junior staffer in an admissions office says something on social media that triggers' right wingers' persecution complex and the NY Post deems this newsworthy?

Typical.

Look, the thing is, she's not wrong. Most people think this. And if you're embracing Trump and right-wing ideologies that are closely aligned with deplorable attitudes about women, diversity, etc., there are natural consequences for it.

[Anonymous]

Well isn't she a genius for sharing this publicly? Hopefully her biography no longer on the college website means she's been removed as an employee.

[Anonymous]

Gettysburg College admissions counselor

graduated from Gettysburg this year


Political stuff aside, these are who is deciding admissions for your student, who you turning your kid's life upside down for for year of high school. These are the people deciding if your essay is true and meaningful and what deep insight it gives into your soul.

[Anonymous]

So, uh, what are the right-wing youth leadership advocacy ECs that a good college should appreciate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

https://nypost.com/2024/10/18/media/college-a...dia-post-piece-of-s/

College admissions officer accuses Trump supporters of tolerating ‘rape,’ ‘homophobia’ in social post: ‘Piece of s–t’

While not every admission's officer is going to be from a background in the humanities, if you have a child doing a Republican/righ-wing internship, advocacy or leadership position, I would really think twice about putting that down as an EC. Too much to lose and probably very little to gain. Obviously this isn't for every school, but for SLAC's, the Boston schools, Emory, WashU, etc. it does apply.

This is a perfectly valid reason to reject a kid.

It's also problematic for getting a job in the real world. For good reason.

+1

Kids should definitely include it as a test to see if a school is a good fit. They don’t like Republican a-holes? Probably not a good fit for Republican a-hole kid.

[Anonymous]

Love that the OPs recommendation is you need to omit your kids Cato credential because an unhinged 23 year old might ding his application because of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Love that the OPs recommendation is you need to omit your kids Cato credential because an unhinged 23 year old might ding his application because of it.

That's the problem...the unhinged admission's officer is the one who decides if your kid is admitted.

We're big on unconscious racism, implicit bias, etc. There are entire DEI industries set up around those theories.

Now here, it seems plausible, does it not, that the explicit bias of an admssion's officer might negatively impact the application?

[Anonymous]

I think the only way this works is if the student talks about his conservative beliefs in an essay and explains that they do not support any movement that promotes xenophobia, racism or sexism.

I am left-leaning, and I have plenty of conservative relatives who are decent people who have a horror of Trump and who would never vote for him or anyone like that, ever.

So the applicant really needs to explain that, because the immense majority of college admissions officers are left-leaning and a lot are very young (in their 20s) and to be frank, not very worldly. In our college tour of northeast SLACS and some state unis, we met plenty and my goodness: I was not impressed with any of the younger admissions people. The older person at Williams was excellent, and kept his focus on academics, which I appreciated. The young person at Middlebury spent her time talking about January and how it was practically a free month to have fun.

On a similar note: my son was asked to write about a book that had resonated with him in an essay. He chose Kim, by Rudyard Kipling, the British colonial-era Nobel Prize winner. We love his writing in the family, while being painfully aware of his misogyny and racism. But the story of Kim is wonderful, and it's clear that the author has a profound love and respect for the many peoples of India. My son's first sentence of his essay addressed these issues, and laid out his opinion that one can still enjoy a good yarn even though its author has certain beliefs that are reprehensible. I mean, we wouldn't read any classics at all if we had to cancel all misogynist literature! We outlaw pedophilia, yet still revere ancient Greek philosophers who described pedophilia as a normal social practice of their time. Heck, we even name the fraternity and sorority system after them (I'm sure 99.99% of students in that system don't have a clue about this).

DS got into that college with merit aid, and the acceptance letter noted that the admissions officer had particularly appreciated his essay.

So sometimes... it pays to step *thoughtfully and carefully* outside of the liberal box.

[Anonymous]

All kids should be aware that being conservative in today's climate will negatively impact them, especially in college. Best to keep your political leanings neutral/private unless left-leaning. Young people should also be more cognizant of their SM use, my kid as posted a total of 6 times in 6 years on Instagram. Nothing will happen to this person, they will be back on the payroll soon if not already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

https://nypost.com/2024/10/18/media/college-a...dia-post-piece-of-s/

College admissions officer accuses Trump supporters of tolerating ‘rape,’ ‘homophobia’ in social post: ‘Piece of s–t’

While not every admission's officer is going to be from a background in the humanities, if you have a child doing a Republican/righ-wing internship, advocacy or leadership position, I would really think twice about putting that down as an EC. Too much to lose and probably very little to gain. Obviously this isn't for every school, but for SLAC's, the Boston schools, Emory, WashU, etc. it does apply.

Interesting. Smart kid we know who started Young Republicans Club at private had a very strange admissions cycle. This might explain it.

[Anonymous]

Being a maga is different than being a conservative so I would say if kid is clearly an orange man's supporter then that should be a clear marker for a lack of critical thinking ability. Same for extreme left wing morons.

[Anonymous]

I disagree. Being a reasonably smart right-winger is a hook. Ted Cruz, JD Vance, Josh Hawley, Elise Stefanik, Blake Masters, Tom Cotton, and many others all went to HYPS. The Federalist Society was founded by Harvard and Yale students. If that's not the establishment these days, I don't know what is. The Ivy League loves conservatives. It's like a protected class at elite schools.