Ivy day 2026

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If someone manages to fake a nonprofit to fool HYP, then more power to them! I know for a fact plenty of students from a certain country hired consultants to do the WHOLE applications and got in somewhere they’re not qualified for. That’s a problem for the colleges to worry.

Oh these nouveau riche also faked research, faked prizes, faked portfolios.

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Anonymous wrote:There is some blunt and then definitely some mean. But who is most likely to be bitter and mean? I'd say those that tried and got disappointing results.

My kid is in at their SCEA school so not bitter. Just curious about the fundraising because thought the trend of starting a non profit for college admission purposes was on the way out, but $4000 is a lot of money to raise, and that parent has ignored all questions about it. If that’s not what happened, she should just say so. Either way it’s useful info for future applicants.

Just curious? It looks more like you are desperate to know if you should start a non-profit to help your kid. What does it matter how that poster's kid raised the money or if it is a non-profit?

It would definitely would be useful info to know whether Ivies are still going for the “I started a non profit.” But I’m not desperate for anything. Why so defensive?

LOL your posts reek of desperation. OMG she is not answering. She should have answered. She is not responding....

Maybe it is a non profit or maybe not. Why does it matter if Ivies are still going for it? If they are going for it, would you create a non profit? That is the only reason why the answer is important. Otherwise if you really cared, you would do what you wanted to do anyway. No need for validation that it is helpful for an Ivy.

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Anonymous wrote:There is some blunt and then definitely some mean. But who is most likely to be bitter and mean? I'd say those that tried and got disappointing results.

My kid is in at their SCEA school so not bitter. Just curious about the fundraising because thought the trend of starting a non profit for college admission purposes was on the way out, but $4000 is a lot of money to raise, and that parent has ignored all questions about it. If that’s not what happened, she should just say so. Either way it’s useful info for future applicants.

Just curious? It looks more like you are desperate to know if you should start a non-profit to help your kid. What does it matter how that poster's kid raised the money or if it is a non-profit?

It would definitely would be useful info to know whether Ivies are still going for the “I started a non profit.” But I’m not desperate for anything. Why so defensive?

LOL your posts reek of desperation. OMG she is not answering. She should have answered. She is not responding....

Maybe it is a non profit or maybe not. Why does it matter if Ivies are still going for it? If they are going for it, would you create a non profit? That is the only reason why the answer is important. Otherwise if you really cared, you would do what you wanted to do anyway. No need for validation that it is helpful for an Ivy.

Dp, why do you care enough to make multiple posts accusing another poster of being desperate. Beyond odd.

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Anonymous wrote:In at Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Penn. Colorado, rural.

That's awesome! Which is your DC's top choice?

In at Dartmouth, Columbia, Cornell (waitlisted), Northwestern, UChicago, UMich, UNC, Case Western, Pitt, UMD and Wisconsin. Duke pending.

Premed kid - leaning towards Columbia.

My student loves Columbia, stem major, not premed. Couldn't be happier with the choice.

Congrats! But be careful with premed. Medical schools prioritize a strong GPA and MCAT score over the prestige of your undergraduate institution.

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Anonymous wrote:There is some blunt and then definitely some mean. But who is most likely to be bitter and mean? I'd say those that tried and got disappointing results.

My kid is in at their SCEA school so not bitter. Just curious about the fundraising because thought the trend of starting a non profit for college admission purposes was on the way out, but $4000 is a lot of money to raise, and that parent has ignored all questions about it. If that’s not what happened, she should just say so. Either way it’s useful info for future applicants.

Is it?

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Anonymous wrote:In at Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Penn. Colorado, rural.

That's awesome! Which is your DC's top choice?

In at Dartmouth, Columbia, Cornell (waitlisted), Northwestern, UChicago, UMich, UNC, Case Western, Pitt, UMD and Wisconsin. Duke pending.

Premed kid - leaning towards Columbia.

My student loves Columbia, stem major, not premed. Couldn't be happier with the choice.

Congrats! But be careful with premed. Medical schools prioritize a strong GPA and MCAT score over the prestige of your undergraduate institution.

The post said "not premed."

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Anonymous wrote:There is some blunt and then definitely some mean. But who is most likely to be bitter and mean? I'd say those that tried and got disappointing results.

I have no skin in this game but I have received a ton of solicitations from friends for their kids’ fundraising events.

I’m sure some kids do their own fundraising. But many do not.

The fundraising thing was rampant at my kid's private HS over the last four years. It got really really annoying getting the spam from everyone asking for $$. Looking at the donations, they were very large...may $500-$1000, clearly from their parents' friends and relatives. It helps to be in a high socioeconomic tier to raise the maximum amount of money. These kids won all sorts of awards because of it. FWIW, any ivy admits at her school have been athletic recruits, so it hasn't show to be successful. We will have to wait and see where these kids end up, but I am seeing mediocre college results--of course with ivy day just two days ago, we have yet to see final outcomes. My kid didn't bother with that...she focused on service. She got into schools that value service vs. sending spam email.

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Anonymous wrote:There is some blunt and then definitely some mean. But who is most likely to be bitter and mean? I'd say those that tried and got disappointing results.

My kid is in at their SCEA school so not bitter. Just curious about the fundraising because thought the trend of starting a non profit for college admission purposes was on the way out, but $4000 is a lot of money to raise, and that parent has ignored all questions about it. If that’s not what happened, she should just say so. Either way it’s useful info for future applicants.

Just curious? It looks more like you are desperate to know if you should start a non-profit to help your kid. What does it matter how that poster's kid raised the money or if it is a non-profit?

It would definitely would be useful info to know whether Ivies are still going for the “I started a non profit.” But I’m not desperate for anything. Why so defensive?

LOL your posts reek of desperation. OMG she is not answering. She should have answered. She is not responding....

Maybe it is a non profit or maybe not. Why does it matter if Ivies are still going for it? If they are going for it, would you create a non profit? That is the only reason why the answer is important. Otherwise if you really cared, you would do what you wanted to do anyway. No need for validation that it is helpful for an Ivy.

Dp, why do you care enough to make multiple posts accusing another poster of being desperate. Beyond odd.

DP. You post is the oddest of all the posts on this thread Ms. Sockpuppet.

[Anonymous]

This seems to be a very hostile thread.
I guess it’s the self-selection of parents desperate for their kids to get into the Ivies!

[Anonymous]

These ivy league schools are money making machines. The education they offer to kids has only one purpose: to make them successful so the university benefits from later donations, PR, etc. If you have a extraordinary kid that doesn't fit into their success profile, your kid has 0 chances to get accepted despite scores, ECs, and amazing achievements. Their acceptance criterias are not pure academic based. They may accept a student with low scores but that raised a high amount of money for some random charities (kids in Uganda). You might think they value the charity aspect but in fact they value the ability to raise money (from friends, parents, etc). That make the student a good fit for their later donor profile.
Of course, there is a small percentage of kids that get in on academic merit. Unfortunately, we don't know what's the acceptance rate for those. I guess that's about 1 to max 2% at top ives. That's the reality of these schools, like it or not.

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Anonymous wrote:Harvard, Yale and Princeton and will go to Princeton.

What factors made your DC choose Princeton over Harvard and Yale?

Just curious.

You are talking to a troll.

Plenty of IG reels of kids (Asian kids, no less) getting into multiple HYP... schools this year, with pictures of their acceptances on the reel. Don't think the poster is a troll. Think it happens and picking one over the others is just a matter of preference really.

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Anonymous wrote:Harvard, Yale and Princeton and will go to Princeton.

What factors made your DC choose Princeton over Harvard and Yale?

Just curious.

You are talking to a troll.

Plenty of IG reels of kids (Asian kids, no less) getting into multiple HYP... schools this year, with pictures of their acceptances on the reel. Don't think the poster is a troll. Think it happens and picking one over the others is just a matter of preference really.

Well good- maybe my kid WL at H/P will get a miracle in May😀🤞

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These ivy league schools are money making machines. The education they offer to kids has only one purpose: to make them successful so the university benefits from later donations, PR, etc. If you have a extraordinary kid that doesn't fit into their success profile, your kid has 0 chances to get accepted despite scores, ECs, and amazing achievements. Their acceptance criterias are not pure academic based. They may accept a student with low scores but that raised a high amount of money for some random charities (kids in Uganda). You might think they value the charity aspect but in fact they value the ability to raise money (from friends, parents, etc). That make the student a good fit for their later donor profile.
Of course, there is a small percentage of kids that get in on academic merit. Unfortunately, we don't know what's the acceptance rate for those. I guess that's about 1 to max 2% at top ives. That's the reality of these schools, like it or not.

I agree with you, PP. and I have a kid at an Ivy and married a person who went to one. It’s fundraising - all the way down.

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Anonymous wrote:There is some blunt and then definitely some mean. But who is most likely to be bitter and mean? I'd say those that tried and got disappointing results.

My kid is in at their SCEA school so not bitter. Just curious about the fundraising because thought the trend of starting a non profit for college admission purposes was on the way out, but $4000 is a lot of money to raise, and that parent has ignored all questions about it. If that’s not what happened, she should just say so. Either way it’s useful info for future applicants.

Just curious? It looks more like you are desperate to know if you should start a non-profit to help your kid. What does it matter how that poster's kid raised the money or if it is a non-profit?

It would definitely would be useful info to know whether Ivies are still going for the “I started a non profit.” But I’m not desperate for anything. Why so defensive?

LOL your posts reek of desperation. OMG she is not answering. She should have answered. She is not responding....

Maybe it is a non profit or maybe not. Why does it matter if Ivies are still going for it? If they are going for it, would you create a non profit? That is the only reason why the answer is important. Otherwise if you really cared, you would do what you wanted to do anyway. No need for validation that it is helpful for an Ivy.

Dp, why do you care enough to make multiple posts accusing another poster of being desperate. Beyond odd.

DP. You post is the oddest of all the posts on this thread Ms. Sockpuppet.

Is this suppose to make sense?

[Anonymous]

Re: "I know for a fact plenty of students from a certain country hired consultants to do the WHOLE applications and got in somewhere they’re not qualified for," is said country Hong Kong? This is an open secret at my kid's Ivy and just wondering if a general trend.