Only if your kid got into an Ivy in last 5 yrs. - how'd you do it?

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OP asked how did the students distinguish themselves pp. So, the people who wrote in had experience with athletics. You're the only one who wrote about some other path. So don't blame people for writing what they have experience with.

[Anonymous]

basically you need to be a top student and have an extra - are you the one gay kid at your public school in iowa? do you row crew and have a 3.8 at your elite dc private? did you win the national science fair? do you bring ethnic diversity? are you homeschooled and did you take classes at the local college? have you spent every summer at juliard?

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Anonymous wrote:I didn't ask for your opinion. I told snarks to stay away ...go over to the public school forum.

Wow! elitist much?

Who's the snarky one now?

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Anonymous wrote:So what is the advice for boys? Everyone is mentioning girls who played interesting sports, but what kinds of things distinguish a boy? Or, worse yet, what kinds of things will distinguish a boy from other boys from a top private school with a lot of legacies, great test scores, and activities?

How about generosity, kindness, and humility?

You can come down from the soapbox. You know nothing about me or my child.

hmmm - There is no humility in your tone, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:basically you need to be a top student and have an extra - are you the one gay kid at your public school in iowa? do you row crew and have a 3.8 at your elite dc private? did you win the national science fair? do you bring ethnic diversity? are you homeschooled and did you take classes at the local college? have you spent every summer at juliard?

That is true -- be the best and most passionate and most accomplished in your area. So, if you do a sport -- be the best at that; if you're in drama -- write and direct a play and give all proceeds to charity; do a musical for all of the elderly homes in your area; tutor poor children in multiple languages and arrange a clothing/toy drive for them at Christmas. Then make sure you have the very best SAT scores you can possibly get; take enough AP courses, get great grades. Good luck! My child loves her Ivy.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh good Lord, you are picking your son's sport (as if he can't pick a sport for himself) based on what will get him into college? Thats a recipe for real love of the game.

and one of the best ways to nurture a loving relationship between parent and child

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't ask for your opinion. I told snarks to stay away ...go over to the public school forum.

Wow! elitist much?

Yes -- the Ivies are all about elitism. There's nothing wrong with that. Someone has to be the best. The days of giving every kid a trophy aren't helping anyone.

[Anonymous]

Minority child from MD private, high SAT scores, low income single parent home.

[Anonymous]

White boy from downcounty MCPS high school, two professional parents, middle class home, super-gifted in math and science, no sports, will graduate from an Ivy this spring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what is the advice for boys? Everyone is mentioning girls who played interesting sports, but what kinds of things distinguish a boy? Or, worse yet, what kinds of things will distinguish a boy from other boys from a top private school with a lot of legacies, great test scores, and activities?

How about generosity, kindness, and humility?

You can come down from the soapbox. You know nothing about me or my child.

hmmm - There is no humility in your tone, PP.

And I will repeat, you know nothing about me or my child. I don't need to outline in this thread examples of my generosity, kindness, and humilty. The point I was making is that because I am investigating things like Ivy League schools does not necessarily confirm I am absent the wonderful traits of other caring parents.

[Anonymous]

Yes my child did all of the things necessary: recruited athlete, top SATs, grades, national awards. Also, she took the time to have 2 teachers write recommendations in subjects that are a little rarer for kids to ask recs. from: AP Latin & Honors Chemistry. Girls should try to have someone write letters in subjects beyond English and History. A lot of girls do well in those subjects -- try to specialize in more obscure subject areas to make you stand out.

[Anonymous]

Name your horse Harvard or Yale.

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Speaking of horses pp -- some of the Ivies do have excellent equestrian teams -- try Princeton.

[Anonymous]

my daughter is at MIT. perfect verbal and math on her SATs. all As in her math science courses at TJ, Bs in humanities. no sports, but took advantage of all extra science oriented programs at TJ. spent her summers working at a grocery store as we are middle class in the true sense of the word (single mom making 80k a year with 3 kids, no eating out or fancy anything) not the DC sense (250k income, house in bethesda etc).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what is the advice for boys? Everyone is mentioning girls who played interesting sports, but what kinds of things distinguish a boy? Or, worse yet, what kinds of things will distinguish a boy from other boys from a top private school with a lot of legacies, great test scores, and activities?

How about generosity, kindness, and humility?

You can come down from the soapbox. You know nothing about me or my child.

hmmm - There is no humility in your tone, PP.

And I will repeat, you know nothing about me or my child. I don't need to outline in this thread examples of my generosity, kindness, and humilty. The point I was making is that because I am investigating things like Ivy League schools does not necessarily confirm I am absent the wonderful traits of other caring parents.

lol. What you consider wonderful, caring traits in your elitist mind? If you're so smart, do you really expect nice, warm responses to such a pretentious, snobbishly worded post? You sound absolutely clueless if you think there aren't any public school students accepted to the Ivies.