Please. Stop. Blaming. Others.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents and students here aren’t blaming “others”. They are blaming a broken system

Blaming a system they they perceive as favoring kids who are different to their own creates an “others” mentality.

It’s so interesting you would figure that even if the kids don’t get that “life is not fair” that the adults would. But it’s clear they don’t. If everyone who thought they were qualified got I then the system would be broken.

Life is not fair yet this be one of many times young people will learn this lesson.

White grievance is the unifying topic fueling to modern Republican Party.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:parent of white kid who had no hooks who got into very top SLAC... agree... she can't even celebrate her acceptance because she has to tiptoe around all of the kids who assume she is legacy or are mad that she got in and they didn't. its ridiculous.

Let's be frank, nobody really cares if your kid got into a SLAC. I doubt there's any high school where more more than one kid applies to the same SLAC, so there's really no competition. Kids that go to SLACs go because they are playing a sport there or have some personal connection to the school.

Absolute nonsense. My very high stats magnet kid didn’t apply to several SLACs because acceptance rates are so low. And DC needs merit aid to attend $70,000/year + private schools. Yes, also applied and accepted to state flagship. Based on DC’s experience, the great differentiator is ED versus RD. For those who think my kid didn’t have a chance, waitlisted at several top 20 schools despite 4.85w, 500 hours SSL, NMF, National competition awards, varsity captain, leadership awards (school and intl), music and language awards, 1560 SAT. However, we were realistic about DC’s chances given ED acceptance rates and it’s all good. What school wouldn’t prefer possibly full-pay plus guaranteed acceptance? I wound have prioritized the same way.

Hate to ask, but here goes…Asian or white cis male?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:parent of white kid who had no hooks who got into very top SLAC... agree... she can't even celebrate her acceptance because she has to tiptoe around all of the kids who assume she is legacy or are mad that she got in and they didn't. its ridiculous.

Let's be frank, nobody really cares if your kid got into a SLAC. I doubt there's any high school where more more than one kid applies to the same SLAC, so there's really no competition. Kids that go to SLACs go because they are playing a sport there or have some personal connection to the school.

Absolute nonsense. My very high stats magnet kid didn’t apply to several SLACs because acceptance rates are so low. And DC needs merit aid to attend $70,000/year + private schools. Yes, also applied and accepted to state flagship. Based on DC’s experience, the great differentiator is ED versus RD. For those who think my kid didn’t have a chance, waitlisted at several top 20 schools despite 4.85w, 500 hours SSL, NMF, National competition awards, varsity captain, leadership awards (school and intl), music and language awards, 1560 SAT. However, we were realistic about DC’s chances given ED acceptance rates and it’s all good. What school wouldn’t prefer possibly full-pay plus guaranteed acceptance? I wound have prioritized the same way.

Hate to ask, but here goes…Asian or white cis male?

Actually, males have a BETTER chance of getting into SLACs. Many top SLACs are 40/60 M/F.

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I was referring to the waitlists at top 20 schools. The student didn’t apply to SLACs.

[Anonymous]

PP - student is a white male. And maybe I'm wrong, but I do think he would have been accepted at some of his top schools (vs waitlisted) if he'd applied ED. But we didn't feel we could commit to a school without knowing financial/merit aid, so there you have it. He does have some awesome choices (although not T20) so it's all good.