Applying to Harvard and Princeton “for fun”

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter applied to a top school REA (not an ivy) as her first choice and she has every intention to attend if admitted. She started getting ideas in her head to apply to some ivies in the RD round just to see if she can get in. She would still attend her first choice though. Her counselor shut her down on that idea almost immediately explaining to her that it would be unfair to her classmates unless she was serious about attending one of them. I am glad the counselor pushed back so that I wouldn't have to be the bad guy.

Must be Notre Dame -- only T20 with REA. MIT has EA.

If she's excited about ND, which is not like any other T20, why would she consider applying, and most likely getting rejected, elsewhere? That's a recipe for dissappointment for the kid and, on the off chance she got into an Ivy and didn't go, lots of anger from classmates.

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could be Georgetown

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DD's friend last year REA'd to Harvard and got in, but proceeded to apply to MIT, Princeton and Yale (despite our school discouraging this). She told my DD she had no plans of going to MIT but wanted to see if she could get in. Just that type of kid. Not surprised though, she also told DD she felt pressured by her parents to apply as "low income" (they have a cash business but are clearly not poor- designer clothes, fancy car, able to fly anywhere they want). Using every advantage.

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Forgot to add, she got in everywhere else she applied, even though she had no intention of going to anywhere other than Harvard.

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Most of these Ivy League kids/ Stanford types come a cross as super entitled, it doesn’t translate well in workforce unless you stay in academia. Good luck!

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Fortune published an article that 40% of Stanford students have disability accommodations. If current trends continue the whole school will be disabled in a few years.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids had a friend who did this last year - applied to Harvard, Penn, Princeton and MIT after Stanford REA acceptance. He didn’t get in anywhere else.

It seems Stanford attracts a certain “type”

The Stanford "type" is very much the kind of student that gets in SCEA to their first choice college, and then continues to gather acceptances to elite schools for sh%ts and giggles, knowing very well they are screwing over their classmates. These students lack empathy. That is the typical Stanford student today, whether FGLI or wealthy. The Stanford of today is not the Stanford of 30 years ago. It very much attracts a "type." And that type is sociopath.

A lot of Stanford alum are appalled by the direction the school has taken in recent years. The character of the students very much reflects the character of the administration.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. DC’s friend is FGLI and Stanford is free for their family.

Not only a jerk, but an ungrateful, entitled jerk.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids had a friend who did this last year - applied to Harvard, Penn, Princeton and MIT after Stanford REA acceptance. He didn’t get in anywhere else.

It seems Stanford attracts a certain “type”

The Stanford "type" is very much the kind of student that gets in SCEA to their first choice college, and then continues to gather acceptances to elite schools for sh%ts and giggles, knowing very well they are screwing over their classmates. These students lack empathy. That is the typical Stanford student today, whether FGLI or wealthy. The Stanford of today is not the Stanford of 30 years ago. It very much attracts a "type." And that type is sociopath.

A lot of Stanford alum are appalled by the direction the school has taken in recent years. The character of the students very much reflects the character of the administration.

Stanford a generation ago was the coolest place…

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Search "Trophy Hunting" here

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Anonymous wrote:DD's friend last year REA'd to Harvard and got in, but proceeded to apply to MIT, Princeton and Yale (despite our school discouraging this). She told my DD she had no plans of going to MIT but wanted to see if she could get in. Just that type of kid. Not surprised though, she also told DD she felt pressured by her parents to apply as "low income" (they have a cash business but are clearly not poor- designer clothes, fancy car, able to fly anywhere they want). Using every advantage.

Financial aid offices check stuff like this and honestly why would she risk that? You can have your admission rescinded even after arriving on campus if you lie on forms.

I know if a student who arrived at an Ivy for grad school and in the middle of year 1 (even after a check was done) they found out person lied in a major way- kicked them out of the program. This was years ago. Yale expelled someone for falsifying information recently. Schools can always check again especially if something comes up.

Also admissions at top universities usually communicate with one another especially if there’s an issue / lying on applications or financial aid forms (allegedly and according to friends who work or worked at top universities including Ivies and equivalent). Why someone would risk it is beyond me!

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The college application process is so stressful. I can see why after working hard for years, kids would be curious about how they do with applications at other schools. I really can. These are 17 and 18 years olds whose brains are still developing. That said, those who KNOW the will go to the early admit school should absolutely pull apps from the other schools. It’s fair to their classmates, it’s got to be helpful to the admissions offices, and as a PP indicated, they can the focus on enjoying the rest of senior year.

The real win is to cross the finish line and be able to enjoy the rest of senior year. Imagine taking fun new electives, trying a new hobby, getting more sleep?!

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Anonymous wrote:At my son’s private school this is not allowed. More schools should have the same policy.

False. You are confusing REA and SCEA with ED. REA and SCEA allow EA annd RD anpications after REA acceptance, ED does not - you must withdraw your applications upon ED acceptance and your counselor should insist upon this.

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Anonymous wrote:At my son’s private school this is not allowed. More schools should have the same policy.

False. You are confusing REA and SCEA with ED. REA and SCEA allow EA annd RD anpications after REA acceptance, ED does not - you must withdraw your applications upon ED acceptance and your counselor should insist upon this.

Some private schools dont allow kids who get in SCEA to apply to other top schools even though SCEA/ REA is not binding. Our DCs school also does not allow kids who get in SCEA/ REA to apply to any other top school in RD.

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These posts read like a lot of parents being resentful that kids apply to other schools after getting in and so start claiming they never intended to go. REA and SCEA mean exactly that - you can apply elsewhere - they’re not taking your kid’s spot. Stop being jealous idiots, demanding that if you get in anywhere you stop applying.