Ivy League results so far? who is making it in?

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Anonymous wrote:DS in at Princeton and Cornell. No at Penn and Yale. Waiting on Brown and Harvard.

You can’t apply early to all those schools.

+1. If you are gonna be a bullshitta, put some effort into your shiatposts at least.

ps - I am a very handsome astronaut.

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Anonymous wrote:DS in at Princeton and Cornell. No at Penn and Yale. Waiting on Brown and Harvard.

You can’t apply early to all those schools.

This is true. Princeton, for example, is SCEA, so you can apply only to Princeton and public institutions - no other privates.

There's no real bar.

Of course, you can only go to one!

2 of those are ED. So you would have had to sign the agreement that you would go. No self respecting guidance counselor would allow a student to apply to two ED schools, setting aside the 2 SCEA ones. Try harder next time.

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Anonymous wrote:This athlete thing at Ivy's and other top schools is very frustrating. I'm happy for the girl who is an athlete and got into Penn, but my DS had very similar stats (actually higher test scores) and is well rounded with strong extracurriculars in music and sports (just not a top athlete) plus is a legacy. You would think that schools care more about well rounded, bright students than whether or not you are a top athlete. Sorry, guess it's sour grapes, but Ivy's don't even give athletic scholarships, though they clearly they find a way to make it work for athletes who they want to recruit.

Yeah, athlete w 29 ACT at our private got recruited to Stanford and they usually only take one from our private.

[Anonymous]

Nephew got in ED to Yale. Just a plain old (brilliant awesome) Jewish Montgomery County public school kid with no legacy, althletics, connections, etc. 100% on his own merit with no help from anyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Nephew got in ED to Yale. Just a plain old (brilliant awesome) Jewish Montgomery County public school kid with no legacy, althletics, connections, etc. 100% on his own merit with no help from anyone.

Nice. What kinds of scores did that take?

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My daughter got into Yale! publc high schoo, top student but no ranking. Sat 1580, two sub 800, has art and writing awards, lots of volunteer hours.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter got into Yale! publc high schoo, top student but no ranking. Sat 1580, two sub 800, has art and writing awards, lots of volunteer hours.

I have a kid who honestly loves community service. How did you make it look sincere? She is not doing it just for college.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter got into Yale! publc high schoo, top student but no ranking. Sat 1580, two sub 800, has art and writing awards, lots of volunteer hours.

I have a kid who honestly loves community service. How did you make it look sincere? She is not doing it just for college.

That sounds like perfect subject matter for one of her essays. That's how she'll convey her love for her community service.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter got into Yale! publc high schoo, top student but no ranking. Sat 1580, two sub 800, has art and writing awards, lots of volunteer hours.

I have a kid who honestly loves community service. How did you make it look sincere? She is not doing it just for college.

That sounds like perfect subject matter for one of her essays. That's how she'll convey her love for her community service.

Yes but won't it come out across as fake.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This athlete thing at Ivy's and other top schools is very frustrating. I'm happy for the girl who is an athlete and got into Penn, but my DS had very similar stats (actually higher test scores) and is well rounded with strong extracurriculars in music and sports (just not a top athlete) plus is a legacy. You would think that schools care more about well rounded, bright students than whether or not you are a top athlete. Sorry, guess it's sour grapes, but Ivy's don't even give athletic scholarships, though they clearly they find a way to make it work for athletes who they want to recruit.

Yeah, athlete w 29 ACT at our private got recruited to Stanford and they usually only take one from our private.

Yes, this does sound like sour grapes. You have to be extremely talented to get recruited by Stanford for pretty much any sport, and you also don't get to that level without putting in huge amounts of time. There are far more bright, well rounded kids with perfect stats than there are smart kids who have extraordinary talents, including athletic ones.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter got into Yale! publc high schoo, top student but no ranking. Sat 1580, two sub 800, has art and writing awards, lots of volunteer hours.

I have a kid who honestly loves community service. How did you make it look sincere? She is not doing it just for college.

That sounds like perfect subject matter for one of her essays. That's how she'll convey her love for her community service.

Yes but won't it come out across as fake.

No I think you have it backwards. If you can't write effectively about something you're sincerely passionate about, you're probably not going to Yale.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter got into Yale! publc high schoo, top student but no ranking. Sat 1580, two sub 800, has art and writing awards, lots of volunteer hours.

I have a kid who honestly loves community service. How did you make it look sincere? She is not doing it just for college.

That sounds like perfect subject matter for one of her essays. That's how she'll convey her love for her community service.

Yes but won't it come out across as fake.

No I think you have it backwards. If you can't write effectively about something you're sincerely passionate about, you're probably not going to Yale.

Yeah she is not going to Yale. But hopefully top 25. She does write effectively. Grades not quite high enough for Yale. Her Sister might.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter got into Yale! publc high schoo, top student but no ranking. Sat 1580, two sub 800, has art and writing awards, lots of volunteer hours.

I have a kid who honestly loves community service. How did you make it look sincere? She is not doing it just for college.

That sounds like perfect subject matter for one of her essays. That's how she'll convey her love for her community service.

Yes but won't it come out across as fake.

No I think you have it backwards. If you can't write effectively about something you're sincerely passionate about, you're probably not going to Yale.

Yeah she is not going to Yale. But hopefully top 25. She does write effectively. Grades not quite high enough for Yale. Her Sister might.

Ok, well then let me give you this bit of advice as the parent of a daughter who ignored her guidance counselor's warnings about her essay topic... and then proceeded to write her way into Northwestern University as a Regular Decision admit...make sure your kids write about whatever truly inspires them, not what they think will impress an admissions officer. To think own self be true etc etc.

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^^ thine not think, damn autocorrect!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nephew got in ED to Yale. Just a plain old (brilliant awesome) Jewish Montgomery County public school kid with no legacy, althletics, connections, etc. 100% on his own merit with no help from anyone.

Sad you take such pride in claiming your nephew is more deserving than other admits! May the others admit, the unworthy ones crush him!!