one kid accepted, one kid rejected from the same college

[Anonymous]

Troll fail

[Anonymous]

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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

You also can’t read then.

[Anonymous]

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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.

You should learn to read too. Everything said there about a full time job, a musical instrument or any other college activity can be just as time consuming as being a single season athlete. It’s not like kids stop doing these things once they get to college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

You should learn to read too. Everything said there about a full time job, a musical instrument or any other college activity can be just as time consuming as being a single season athlete. It’s not like kids stop doing these things once they get to college.

*if* they are a music admit they are just as much on a different track as an athlete GTFOH

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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).

FWIW, I listened to an admissions interview a while ago about twins and they said that generally if twins both apply to a school, they assume they want to be considered together and if they really want one twin it can give the other a boost. But it can be a downside if one (or both) are not a real standout, they may not want to give up two slots for twins. So, if the kids are open to going to different schools you should note in the application that they do not have a preference to go to college together and should be considered individually. Of course, then you risk that in the unequal case the weaker candidate may not get in on that boost.

[Anonymous]

My two daughters applied to the same school. One was admitted and the other wasn’t. They both really liked the school and it was first choice for the one not admitted. In the end, the admitted one didn’t attend. It wasn’t her first choice and she felt like she would be betraying her sister.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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 is a false comparison. Athletes work harder, devote more time and learn valuable skills such as teamwork, grit and winning and losing. This cannot be replicated by whatever silly things your little nerds do in their spare time.

I was a college athlete and only women like me who competed in team sports at a d3 level or better ever learned to stand up for ourselves and not get walked all over by men in the workplace.

Gee, what kind of sales do you do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

You should learn to read too. Everything said there about a full time job, a musical instrument or any other college activity can be just as time consuming as being a single season athlete. It’s not like kids stop doing these things once they get to college.

*if* they are a music admit they are just as much on a different track as an athlete GTFOH

Wrong. Sports admittance has everything to do with game money. There is no money in ballet or music or any other skill. There are no music admits for regular universities, except in very special cases. The professionals go to music-specific colleges, of which Curtis is the best (not Juiliard). Curtis takes 5 students a year, worldwide, and pays their tuition. Guess how competitive you have to be to get in?

The pro-athletes on this board have NO CLUE how hard others work to get where they are. Be careful, because you're just helping give all athletes a bad name.

[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.

Nevertheless, being a recruited athlete is a hook

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My two daughters applied to the same school. One was admitted and the other wasn’t. They both really liked the school and it was first choice for the one not admitted. In the end, the admitted one didn’t attend. It wasn’t her first choice and she felt like she would be betraying her sister.

Same thing happened with my kids. They overlapped 2 schools and 1 got into both, the other was denied at one and WL at one. The admitted DC didn’t attend either but mostly because they were towards the bottom of her list, while they were the top of the denied DCs list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

You also can’t read then.

NP. That’s the mom who despises her athlete children. She posts endlessly here.

[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?

Duh! I’m sure you prepared them for the edge provided by the hook.

[Anonymous]

Happened to my twins for a couple of schools

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

You should learn to read too. Everything said there about a full time job, a musical instrument or any other college activity can be just as time consuming as being a single season athlete. It’s not like kids stop doing these things once they get to college.

*if* they are a music admit they are just as much on a different track as an athlete GTFOH

Wrong. Sports admittance has everything to do with game money. There is no money in ballet or music or any other skill. There are no music admits for regular universities, except in very special cases. The professionals go to music-specific colleges, of which Curtis is the best (not Juiliard). Curtis takes 5 students a year, worldwide, and pays their tuition. Guess how competitive you have to be to get in?

The pro-athletes on this board have NO CLUE how hard others work to get where they are. Be careful, because you're just helping give all athletes a bad name.

NP. I have no problem with athletes or other students with characteristics colleges seek getting an admissions hook, but most athletic admissions have nothing to do with game money. Most (not all) D1 football and basketball programs bring in more money than they cost the school. That is not true for any other D1 sport, and obviously they are all coasters at Ivies and D3 schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

You should learn to read too. Everything said there about a full time job, a musical instrument or any other college activity can be just as time consuming as being a single season athlete. It’s not like kids stop doing these things once they get to college.

*if* they are a music admit they are just as much on a different track as an athlete GTFOH

Wrong. Sports admittance has everything to do with game money. There is no money in ballet or music or any other skill. There are no music admits for regular universities, except in very special cases. The professionals go to music-specific colleges, of which Curtis is the best (not Juiliard). Curtis takes 5 students a year, worldwide, and pays their tuition. Guess how competitive you have to be to get in?

The pro-athletes on this board have NO CLUE how hard others work to get where they are. Be careful, because you're just helping give all athletes a bad name.

NP. I have no problem with athletes or other students with characteristics colleges seek getting an admissions hook, but most athletic admissions have nothing to do with game money. Most (not all) D1 football and basketball programs bring in more money than they cost the school. That is not true for any other D1 sport, and obviously they are all coasters at Ivies and D3 schools.

*costers