Girl with 1370 SAT gets in to 5 Ivies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do we know this girl did not have an SAT coach?

People keep mentioning this.
Is it written in the press somewhere?

You are (unsurprisingly) completely missing the point. It doesn’t matter if SHE did. The point is that most of YOUR (DCUM) kids DO. So STFU about how meaningful a high score is.

[Anonymous]

Did anyone find the 1370 SAT source, or did the OP pull it out of his a**?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If her parents were educated outside the United States, she’s considered “First Gen”.

“First Gen” is the best hook you can have right now.

That is not the definition of First Gen. They ask where parents went to college. If they went to college - at all - anywhere - that is not considered "FG". They will also look at careers.

I didn't read the article. What are the parents careers?

That’s not true. If her parents went to college outside the US, she falls under “first gen”.

No, first gen means first gen to go to college anywhere.

No. Colleges only care about whether the student's parents went to college (and different colleges have different rules about what that means exactly). The student's grandparents could all have advanced degrees but if their parents didn't go, the student would be FG.

Her parents went to Bucknell and Temple.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If her parents were educated outside the United States, she’s considered “First Gen”.

“First Gen” is the best hook you can have right now.

And she was a first gen, URM from a high FARMS school. This is the golden ticket trifecta for an Ivy admit.

She’s not first gen.

+2 not first gen. PP didn’t even read the article. Her parents immigrated here and attended college. They met while the dad was tutoring the mom in math.

Nor is she from a high FARMs school. She is from a fairly affluent suburb.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So the schools are not obeying the law and still the racial discrimination.

Cut the funding already.

No! She's impressive! The activities and accolades (and maybe teacher LOR) are why she got in.

My Asian DD applied test optional (With similar test scores tbh) and got into MANY T20 schools (and is going to one of them)!

Agree! And I also have an ORM test op kid at an Ivy too....
Not sure why the hate here?
I think people don't understand what holistic admissions is.

There are a lot of us on here!!
The idiots here focused on test scores and nothing else don’t get it.

The sad and simple truth is that their children are not compelling. They are not interesting. They are not interested. And it comes across in everything they convey in the common app. They will never have the results our children have had. It has nothing to do with test scores.

💯

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the schools are not obeying the law and still the racial discrimination.

Cut the funding already.

No! She's impressive! The activities and accolades (and maybe teacher LOR) are why she got in.

My Asian DD applied test optional (With similar test scores tbh) and got into MANY T20 schools (and is going to one of them)!

Agree! And I also have an ORM test op kid at an Ivy too....
Not sure why the hate here?
I think people don't understand what holistic admissions is.

There are a lot of us on here!!
The idiots here focused on test scores and nothing else don’t get it.

The sad and simple truth is that their children are not compelling. They are not interesting. They are not interested. And it comes across in everything they convey in the common app. They will never have the results our children have had. It has nothing to do with test scores.

No, you don't get it. No one is focused on the SAT as the only point. The application as presented in the article is not compelling and if the same exact stats were posted here, 100% would say this kid is not getting into an ivy, let alone no rejections from any ivies.

What in this app. is compelling and interesting besides URM status? I'm talking so compelling and so interesting that it is beyond what is expected or typically seen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the schools are not obeying the law and still the racial discrimination.

Cut the funding already.

No! She's impressive! The activities and accolades (and maybe teacher LOR) are why she got in.

My Asian DD applied test optional (With similar test scores tbh) and got into MANY T20 schools (and is going to one of them)!

Agree! And I also have an ORM test op kid at an Ivy too....
Not sure why the hate here?
I think people don't understand what holistic admissions is.

There are a lot of us on here!!
The idiots here focused on test scores and nothing else don’t get it.

The sad and simple truth is that their children are not compelling. They are not interesting. They are not interested. And it comes across in everything they convey in the common app. They will never have the results our children have had. It has nothing to do with test scores.

Pete Hegseth.

RFK, Jr.

Enough said.

As long as inferior white men are given opportunities as has been the case for centuries in the United States, smart URMs can go to Ivy League schools.

Keep crying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the schools are not obeying the law and still the racial discrimination.

Cut the funding already.

No! She's impressive! The activities and accolades (and maybe teacher LOR) are why she got in.

My Asian DD applied test optional (With similar test scores tbh) and got into MANY T20 schools (and is going to one of them)!

Agree! And I also have an ORM test op kid at an Ivy too....
Not sure why the hate here?
I think people don't understand what holistic admissions is.

There are a lot of us on here!!
The idiots here focused on test scores and nothing else don’t get it.

The sad and simple truth is that their children are not compelling. They are not interesting. They are not interested. And it comes across in everything they convey in the common app. They will never have the results our children have had. It has nothing to do with test scores.

💯

My high stats kid didn’t apply to any Ivies so I don’t have a dog in this fight. I’m thrilled for your kids and glad the college admissions lottery worked out for them. However, it isn’t fair to insinuate that every high-scoring kid out there lacks something that would make them compelling or genuine or interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the schools are not obeying the law and still the racial discrimination.

Cut the funding already.

No! She's impressive! The activities and accolades (and maybe teacher LOR) are why she got in.

My Asian DD applied test optional (With similar test scores tbh) and got into MANY T20 schools (and is going to one of them)!

Agree! And I also have an ORM test op kid at an Ivy too....
Not sure why the hate here?
I think people don't understand what holistic admissions is.

There are a lot of us on here!!
The idiots here focused on test scores and nothing else don’t get it.

The sad and simple truth is that their children are not compelling. They are not interesting. They are not interested. And it comes across in everything they convey in the common app. They will never have the results our children have had. It has nothing to do with test scores.

No, you don't get it. No one is focused on the SAT as the only point. The application as presented in the article is not compelling and if the same exact stats were posted here, 100% would say this kid is not getting into an ivy, let alone no rejections from any ivies.

What in this app. is compelling and interesting besides URM status? I'm talking so compelling and so interesting that it is beyond what is expected or typically seen.

Now do ALDC

Waiting...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the schools are not obeying the law and still the racial discrimination.

Cut the funding already.

No! She's impressive! The activities and accolades (and maybe teacher LOR) are why she got in.

My Asian DD applied test optional (With similar test scores tbh) and got into MANY T20 schools (and is going to one of them)!

Agree! And I also have an ORM test op kid at an Ivy too....
Not sure why the hate here?
I think people don't understand what holistic admissions is.

There are a lot of us on here!!
The idiots here focused on test scores and nothing else don’t get it.

The sad and simple truth is that their children are not compelling. They are not interesting. They are not interested. And it comes across in everything they convey in the common app. They will never have the results our children have had. It has nothing to do with test scores.

No, you don't get it. No one is focused on the SAT as the only point. The application as presented in the article is not compelling and if the same exact stats were posted here, 100% would say this kid is not getting into an ivy, let alone no rejections from any ivies.

What in this app. is compelling and interesting besides URM status? I'm talking so compelling and so interesting that it is beyond what is expected or typically seen.

she tied her story together.
And if she was majoring in something undersubscribed that matters.
Exactly the formula my test optional Asian daughter used. And it worked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the schools are not obeying the law and still the racial discrimination.

Cut the funding already.

No! She's impressive! The activities and accolades (and maybe teacher LOR) are why she got in.

My Asian DD applied test optional (With similar test scores tbh) and got into MANY T20 schools (and is going to one of them)!

Agree! And I also have an ORM test op kid at an Ivy too....
Not sure why the hate here?
I think people don't understand what holistic admissions is.

There are a lot of us on here!!
The idiots here focused on test scores and nothing else don’t get it.

The sad and simple truth is that their children are not compelling. They are not interesting. They are not interested. And it comes across in everything they convey in the common app. They will never have the results our children have had. It has nothing to do with test scores.

No, you don't get it. No one is focused on the SAT as the only point. The application as presented in the article is not compelling and if the same exact stats were posted here, 100% would say this kid is not getting into an ivy, let alone no rejections from any ivies.

What in this app. is compelling and interesting besides URM status? I'm talking so compelling and so interesting that it is beyond what is expected or typically seen.

she tied her story together.
And if she was majoring in something undersubscribed that matters.
Exactly the formula my test optional Asian daughter used. And it worked.

Right now, it’s all about having a cohesive narrative. Not all kids have that by age 17, but that’s the reality in admissions today. It’s a mistake to pin admissions efforts/hopes/expectations on test scores alone at the very top schools.

[Anonymous]

Pleasz delete this thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the schools are not obeying the law and still the racial discrimination.

Cut the funding already.

No! She's impressive! The activities and accolades (and maybe teacher LOR) are why she got in.

My Asian DD applied test optional (With similar test scores tbh) and got into MANY T20 schools (and is going to one of them)!

Agree! And I also have an ORM test op kid at an Ivy too....
Not sure why the hate here?
I think people don't understand what holistic admissions is.

There are a lot of us on here!!
The idiots here focused on test scores and nothing else don’t get it.

The sad and simple truth is that their children are not compelling. They are not interesting. They are not interested. And it comes across in everything they convey in the common app. They will never have the results our children have had. It has nothing to do with test scores.

I know many interesting white or Asian kids with higher stats who had nowhere near that kind of success. People who overcame disabilities, took care of sick family, did advanced college level academic work on their own for fun, etc. I know one kid who did all 3, in fact, plus the higher stats. I don’t think you understand the extent to which race sways decisions, so you are struggling to understand the extent to which people want this in the past.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the schools are not obeying the law and still the racial discrimination.

Cut the funding already.

No! She's impressive! The activities and accolades (and maybe teacher LOR) are why she got in.

My Asian DD applied test optional (With similar test scores tbh) and got into MANY T20 schools (and is going to one of them)!

Agree! And I also have an ORM test op kid at an Ivy too....
Not sure why the hate here?
I think people don't understand what holistic admissions is.

There are a lot of us on here!!
The idiots here focused on test scores and nothing else don’t get it.

The sad and simple truth is that their children are not compelling. They are not interesting. They are not interested. And it comes across in everything they convey in the common app. They will never have the results our children have had. It has nothing to do with test scores.

No, you don't get it. No one is focused on the SAT as the only point. The application as presented in the article is not compelling and if the same exact stats were posted here, 100% would say this kid is not getting into an ivy, let alone no rejections from any ivies.

What in this app. is compelling and interesting besides URM status? I'm talking so compelling and so interesting that it is beyond what is expected or typically seen.

she tied her story together.
And if she was majoring in something undersubscribed that matters.
Exactly the formula my test optional Asian daughter used. And it worked.

Right now, it’s all about having a cohesive narrative. Not all kids have that by age 17, but that’s the reality in admissions today. It’s a mistake to pin admissions efforts/hopes/expectations on test scores alone at the very top schools.

Absolutely agree with you. There are some puzzling admits from our private to T20 this year. All had this “cohesive narrative” together with a humanities major.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the schools are not obeying the law and still the racial discrimination.

Cut the funding already.

No! She's impressive! The activities and accolades (and maybe teacher LOR) are why she got in.

My Asian DD applied test optional (With similar test scores tbh) and got into MANY T20 schools (and is going to one of them)!

Agree! And I also have an ORM test op kid at an Ivy too....
Not sure why the hate here?
I think people don't understand what holistic admissions is.

There are a lot of us on here!!
The idiots here focused on test scores and nothing else don’t get it.

The sad and simple truth is that their children are not compelling. They are not interesting. They are not interested. And it comes across in everything they convey in the common app. They will never have the results our children have had. It has nothing to do with test scores.

I know many interesting white or Asian kids with higher stats who had nowhere near that kind of success. People who overcame disabilities, took care of sick family, did advanced college level academic work on their own for fun, etc. I know one kid who did all 3, in fact, plus the higher stats. I don’t think you understand the extent to which race sways decisions, so you are struggling to understand the extent to which people want this in the past.

But how did the kid convey it? If it wasn’t done well, none of these things matter.