Which schools accepted your 4.3 - 4.4 TJ kid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC had 4.4-4.5 from TJ.

36 ACT.

National science award winner.

University of Chicago.

The Ivies are overrated IMO and I went to one of the Big 3 Ivy schools.

Ivies are not as interested in excellence anymore.

I like how PP cites the fact she went to a Big 3 like that somehow lends credibility to her internal ranking of colleges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC had 4.4-4.5 from TJ.

36 ACT.

National science award winner.

University of Chicago.

The Ivies are overrated IMO and I went to one of the Big 3 Ivy schools.

Ivies are not as interested in excellence anymore.

I like how PP cites the fact she went to a Big 3 like that somehow lends credibility to her internal ranking of colleges.

Well obviously when she went it was about excellence. Only when her kid is rejected does it mean they are not interested in excellence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC had 4.4-4.5 from TJ.

36 ACT.

National science award winner.

University of Chicago.

The Ivies are overrated IMO and I went to one of the Big 3 Ivy schools.

Ivies are not as interested in excellence anymore.

so what are they interested in? Mediocrity?

1). Athletes

2). Legacies

3). First generation college

4). URM

5). Kids with a super spike - started a company, developed an -app at 15, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC had 4.4-4.5 from TJ.

36 ACT.

National science award winner.

University of Chicago.

The Ivies are overrated IMO and I went to one of the Big 3 Ivy schools.

Ivies are not as interested in excellence anymore.

Nah, UChicago is not interested in excellence. They didn’t accept my 4.5-4.6 kid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC had 4.4-4.5 from TJ.

36 ACT.

National science award winner.

University of Chicago.

The Ivies are overrated IMO and I went to one of the Big 3 Ivy schools.

Ivies are not as interested in excellence anymore.

I like how PP cites the fact she went to a Big 3 like that somehow lends credibility to her internal ranking of colleges.

Well obviously when she went it was about excellence. Only when her kid is rejected does it mean they are not interested in excellence.

My DC got into the University of Chicago which is a top 6 school and was higher on DC’s list than most of the Ivies. So no crying here. Was rejected by Princeton and my alma mater, Harvard. Just my opinion. Attack it if you want, but I probably know more about the Ivies than you do.

[Anonymous]

Well obviously when she went it was about excellence. Only when her kid is rejected does it mean they are not interested in excellence.

This. Top 30 schools want a mix of high quality, interesting students from various backgrounds. Stop applying to Ivies if you feel they're not a good fit for your "excellent" super star student. The hypocrisy is so annoying. Top schools don't need your kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC had 4.4-4.5 from TJ.

36 ACT.

National science award winner.

University of Chicago.

The Ivies are overrated IMO and I went to one of the Big 3 Ivy schools.

Ivies are not as interested in excellence anymore.

Nah, UChicago is not interested in excellence. They didn’t accept my 4.5-4.6 kid

U of Chicago is not an Ivy League school. It is an Ivy League-caliber school, but it is not in the Ivy League.

My concern about the direction of the Ivy League is that it admitting more activists and fewer academics.

My hubby has complained for years that Ivy grads he hires are more “hit or miss” than they used to be. Small sample size, but other employers I know feel the same. College activists make poor scientists, professors, lawyers and doctors. We need great scientists more than we need another over-educated activist.

[Anonymous]

My hubby has complained for years that Ivy grads he hires are more “hit or miss” than they used to be. Small sample size, but other employers I know feel the same. College activists make poor scientists, professors, lawyers and doctors. We need great scientists more than we need another over-educated activist.

Wow, such ignorance. Ladies and gentlemen, Tucker Carlson's joined and blessed us with his indisputable opinion about college grads and what the world needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Well obviously when she went it was about excellence. Only when her kid is rejected does it mean they are not interested in excellence.

This. Top 30 schools want a mix of high quality, interesting students from various backgrounds. Stop applying to Ivies if you feel they're not a good fit for your "excellent" super star student. The hypocrisy is so annoying. Top schools don't need your kid.

You might want to look up the meaning of the word “hypocrisy.” You used the word incorrectly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

My hubby has complained for years that Ivy grads he hires are more “hit or miss” than they used to be. Small sample size, but other employers I know feel the same. College activists make poor scientists, professors, lawyers and doctors. We need great scientists more than we need another over-educated activist.

Wow, such ignorance. Ladies and gentlemen, Tucker Carlson's joined and blessed us with his indisputable opinion about college grads and what the world needs.

Oh my God. Anybody who disagrees with you is a right winger. Brilliant. What a knucklehead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC had 4.4-4.5 from TJ.

36 ACT.

National science award winner.

University of Chicago.

The Ivies are overrated IMO and I went to one of the Big 3 Ivy schools.

Ivies are not as interested in excellence anymore.

I like how PP cites the fact she went to a Big 3 like that somehow lends credibility to her internal ranking of colleges.

Well obviously when she went it was about excellence. Only when her kid is rejected does it mean they are not interested in excellence.

My DC got into the University of Chicago which is a top 6 school and was higher on DC’s list than most of the Ivies. So no crying here. Was rejected by Princeton and my alma mater, Harvard. Just my opinion. Attack it if you want, but I probably know more about the Ivies than you do.

On what basis do you think you know more about the ivies? Because you went to Harvard and saw your kid rejected by two schools? The only thing you appear to have learned at Harvard is self importance.

You should never assume you are the only Harvard alum in the world. Or that anyone should defer to you because you are one.

[Anonymous]

This whole thread has given actually given me a lot of hope about our future. There are some really amazing young people out there. If these are kids struggling to get into elite schools, I can only imagine what the best of the best at these schools will do. Glad to see it isn't a generation lost to video games and TikTok after all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This whole thread has given actually given me a lot of hope about our future. There are some really amazing young people out there. If these are kids struggling to get into elite schools, I can only imagine what the best of the best at these schools will do. Glad to see it isn't a generation lost to video games and TikTok after all.

Yes, they are amazing. Tonight the results were announced for the “Modeling the future challenge” competition. TJ team took 4th place out of about 200 teams and will receive some scholarship as a prize.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This whole thread has given actually given me a lot of hope about our future. There are some really amazing young people out there. If these are kids struggling to get into elite schools, I can only imagine what the best of the best at these schools will do. Glad to see it isn't a generation lost to video games and TikTok after all.

Dumb, dumb, you don’t get it. They are struggling because the college admissions are emphasising academic excellence less and other factors more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC had 4.4-4.5 from TJ.

36 ACT.

National science award winner.

University of Chicago.

The Ivies are overrated IMO and I went to one of the Big 3 Ivy schools.

Ivies are not as interested in excellence anymore.

Nah, UChicago is not interested in excellence. They didn’t accept my 4.5-4.6 kid

U of Chicago is not an Ivy League school. It is an Ivy League-caliber school, but it is not in the Ivy League.

My concern about the direction of the Ivy League is that it admitting more activists and fewer academics.

My hubby has complained for years that Ivy grads he hires are more “hit or miss” than they used to be. Small sample size, but other employers I know feel the same. College activists make poor scientists, professors, lawyers and doctors. We need great scientists more than we need another over-educated activist.

Ivy leaguers who apply to Mcdonald's aren't exactly the cream of the crop. Your hubby got leftovers after all the pickings were done.