s/o this brutal admissions year

[Anonymous]

NP here, my child got into one of the top ivy league schools (HY or P) with a hook, athletic division 1.
GPA was only around 4.4 weighted. SATs 97%ile. Top HS.
Before they offered "admission", they did the pre read on the academics, and in two hours, we heard back that the child "passed" the pre read.
Almost all of the athletes have the same stats at that school, and they all do well.
Point is that the schools don't need much time to figure out if your kid could make it, that decision is formulaic. Also, please note, repeat, scores don't have to be super high to do well at these schools.
It is about who that school needs at that time. My kid is "needed". My other child, with MUCH better stats, will not have a chance because they have no hook.
I can accept these facts, question is, why can't everyone else accept it. Your kid was not the one that they wanted at that time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP here, my child got into one of the top ivy league schools (HY or P) with a hook, athletic division 1.
GPA was only around 4.4 weighted. SATs 97%ile. Top HS.
Before they offered "admission", they did the pre read on the academics, and in two hours, we heard back that the child "passed" the pre read.
Almost all of the athletes have the same stats at that school, and they all do well.
Point is that the schools don't need much time to figure out if your kid could make it, that decision is formulaic. Also, please note, repeat, scores don't have to be super high to do well at these schools.
It is about who that school needs at that time. My kid is "needed". My other child, with MUCH better stats, will not have a chance because they have no hook.
I can accept these facts, question is, why can't everyone else accept it. Your kid was not the one that they wanted at that time.

I personally think sports and recruiting are part of US educational traditions and have no problem with them. But many do, especially when they feel their kid is a stronger student academically (rightly or wrongly). Maybe be more sensitive to that, since you won the game and they lost? I would have thought an athlete's parent would know more about good sportsmanship.

[Anonymous]

Hilariously skewed admissions. Proves it is a joke. Son’s HS classmate waitlisted at Tech, admitted to Harvard. Another of his friends (URM), admitted to Pamplin with a 3.2 GPA 2 AP classes and didn’t submit scores. (All Same NOVA HS) His plan was VCU if he could even get in. He couldn’t believe it. My son has now turned into a cynic about URM admissions. What a shame. FYI Tech has waitlisted 15,000 this year (6700 total openings)

[Anonymous]

People, for as long as I’ve been reading this board — at least 10 years — it’s been “brutal.” There is nothing special about your year/this year. It’s just the way this works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People, for as long as I’ve been reading this board — at least 10 years — it’s been “brutal.” There is nothing special about your year/this year. It’s just the way this works.

You are dead wrong. Ask any college counselor. We’ve heard directly from them how unpredictable and crazy this year was.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hilariously skewed admissions. Proves it is a joke. Son’s HS classmate waitlisted at Tech, admitted to Harvard. Another of his friends (URM), admitted to Pamplin with a 3.2 GPA 2 AP classes and didn’t submit scores. (All Same NOVA HS) His plan was VCU if he could even get in. He couldn’t believe it. My son has now turned into a cynic about URM admissions. What a shame. FYI Tech has waitlisted 15,000 this year (6700 total openings)

First of all, we aren’t about to start calling it “Pamplin” like it’s Wharton or Stern. This is not a household name, not a top business school, it’s just VT. In addition, they take kids in the 3.5 range all the time, so a 3.2 isn’t a big stretch. I have seen so many posts on this forum about how “unfair” it is that so many underrepresented students were admitted when more deserving students were denied or waitlisted. I hope they're all written by you. Dear God, I hope it’s just one of you.
Just stop. You aren’t the admissions committee, and decisions are made based on what they see in a student, and your opinion is irrelevant.

[Anonymous]

+1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People, for as long as I’ve been reading this board — at least 10 years — it’s been “brutal.” There is nothing special about your year/this year. It’s just the way this works.

You are dead wrong. Ask any college counselor. We’ve heard directly from them how unpredictable and crazy this year was.

If you pay them to get your kid into a top school, and they fail to do so, it’s easier to blame it on external factors.

[Anonymous]

who else had to google to figure out what the hell Pamplin was and then laughed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:who else had to google to figure out what the hell Pamplin was and then laughed?

lol - I was wondering if it was an autocorrect fail

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:who else had to google to figure out what the hell Pamplin was and then laughed?

+1
Thought it was typo of some sort. Had to keep reading the remaining posts to get the context. It’s VTs business school? Huh never heard of it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hilariously skewed admissions. Proves it is a joke. Son’s HS classmate waitlisted at Tech, admitted to Harvard. Another of his friends (URM), admitted to Pamplin with a 3.2 GPA 2 AP classes and didn’t submit scores. (All Same NOVA HS) His plan was VCU if he could even get in. He couldn’t believe it. My son has now turned into a cynic about URM admissions. What a shame. FYI Tech has waitlisted 15,000 this year (6700 total openings)

First of all, we aren’t about to start calling it “Pamplin” like it’s Wharton or Stern. This is not a household name, not a top business school, it’s just VT. In addition, they take kids in the 3.5 range all the time, so a 3.2 isn’t a big stretch. I have seen so many posts on this forum about how “unfair” it is that so many underrepresented students were admitted when more deserving students were denied or waitlisted. I hope they're all written by you. Dear God, I hope it’s just one of you.
Just stop. You aren’t the admissions committee, and decisions are made based on what they see in a student, and your opinion is irrelevant.

This just made me laugh so hard - especially because I had just had to Google “Pamplin.” Thanks for that!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:who else had to google to figure out what the hell Pamplin was and then laughed?

+1
I guess I should have read ahead!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If a kid is read to and exposed to learning from the time they are born, and their talents nurtured, then they can get good grades (even if not 4.0) and score well in APs and SATs. It is all about consistent learning throughout K-12, so that you are not stressed out in high school.

Not true. I hate this line of thinking. My kid has dyslexia. It’s. A brain difference. It does not mean I did not read to her as a child or nurture her love of learning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If a kid is read to and exposed to learning from the time they are born, and their talents nurtured, then they can get good grades (even if not 4.0) and score well in APs and SATs. It is all about consistent learning throughout K-12, so that you are not stressed out in high school.

Not true. I hate this line of thinking. My kid has dyslexia. It’s. A brain difference. It does not mean I did not read to her as a child or nurture her love of learning.

+1