Big 3 Nightmare

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reality at the BIg3 is that about 1/2 the kids are on aid. DCUM likes to joke that it's all the country club set but it's also a lot of financially vulnerable but hard working kids that you're laughing at.

Someone being "on aid" doesn't mean they are financially vulnerable--just that 50k/yr for K-12 is a big expense for even UMC.

And if they truly are financially vulnerable, those are the kids that are getting in to some of their top choices.

I’m the PP who referred to aid and I would never call myself financially vulnerable. There are families at the school who are financially vulnerable and I would not insult them by pretending I am one of them. We get a small amount of aid, not a lot, but it makes the school hard but possible rather than impossible.

By and large these are rich people schools. Very few, if any, families who would qualify for FARMs if their kids were attending a public school, and barely an students who will be first-generation college applicants.

[Anonymous]

Big 3 senior parent. Hearing many RD bloodbath stories. Like zeroed out on targets and certainly reaches. I’m counting WL as a zero.

Have heard 5 or 6 of these just since last night.

RD was a waste this year. ED I and ED II are the only way now for a high/high middle stats kid who is unhooked or only hook is legacy. Legacy alone days are done. Legacy kids need a double hook and ED.

RD is not just a lottery but powerball lottery odds

I’m sure many here will troll this post.

[Anonymous]

"I am a parent of a kid in a Big 3 ish school in another city. Your kid is getting a great education and great preparation for college. From where your (and my) kid is coming, they will be fine no matter where they go. They have tremendous privilege and advantages. It will be ok. Really.

I have 2 kids: one at a LAC and one going to a school ranked 75-100. Neither is Ivy and I’m totally fine with that."

I don't think you really believe this. There are plenty of good public schools and less renowned private schools where your kid could get a great K-12 education. Nobody puts their kids in private if they believe public schools are just as good for K-12. Why would all those other things you value disappear once they go to college? (Prestigious name, exclusivity, less chance of riff-raff, almost everyone you socialize with is from a prominent/wealthy/connected family, smaller setting, individual attention, etc...)

[Anonymous]

Do you mean for ivies..or all kinds of schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If only those oppressed Big 3 kids could catch a break, thoughts and prayers for them!

+1
Too funny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"I am a parent of a kid in a Big 3 ish school in another city. Your kid is getting a great education and great preparation for college. From where your (and my) kid is coming, they will be fine no matter where they go. They have tremendous privilege and advantages. It will be ok. Really.

I have 2 kids: one at a LAC and one going to a school ranked 75-100. Neither is Ivy and I’m totally fine with that."

I don't think you really believe this. There are plenty of good public schools and less renowned private schools where your kid could get a great K-12 education. Nobody puts their kids in private if they believe public schools are just as good for K-12. Why would all those other things you value disappear once they go to college? (Prestigious name, exclusivity, less chance of riff-raff, almost everyone you socialize with is from a prominent/wealthy/connected family, smaller setting, individual attention, etc...)

MYOB - DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"I am a parent of a kid in a Big 3 ish school in another city. Your kid is getting a great education and great preparation for college. From where your (and my) kid is coming, they will be fine no matter where they go. They have tremendous privilege and advantages. It will be ok. Really.

I have 2 kids: one at a LAC and one going to a school ranked 75-100. Neither is Ivy and I’m totally fine with that."

I don't think you really believe this. There are plenty of good public schools and less renowned private schools where your kid could get a great K-12 education. Nobody puts their kids in private if they believe public schools are just as good for K-12. Why would all those other things you value disappear once they go to college? (Prestigious name, exclusivity, less chance of riff-raff, almost everyone you socialize with is from a prominent/wealthy/connected family, smaller setting, individual attention, etc...)

Well, insecure public school parents got offended the times I stated why I really put my kids in private, so now I keep it vague.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"I am a parent of a kid in a Big 3 ish school in another city. Your kid is getting a great education and great preparation for college. From where your (and my) kid is coming, they will be fine no matter where they go. They have tremendous privilege and advantages. It will be ok. Really.

I have 2 kids: one at a LAC and one going to a school ranked 75-100. Neither is Ivy and I’m totally fine with that."

I don't think you really believe this. There are plenty of good public schools and less renowned private schools where your kid could get a great K-12 education. Nobody puts their kids in private if they believe public schools are just as good for K-12. Why would all those other things you value disappear once they go to college? (Prestigious name, exclusivity, less chance of riff-raff, almost everyone you socialize with is from a prominent/wealthy/connected family, smaller setting, individual attention, etc...)

Well, insecure public school parents got offended the times I stated why I really put my kids in private, so now I keep it vague.

The judgmental, insecure parents on here are not making me want to use public schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Big 3 senior parent. Hearing many RD bloodbath stories. Like zeroed out on targets and certainly reaches. I’m counting WL as a zero.

Have heard 5 or 6 of these just since last night.

RD was a waste this year. ED I and ED II are the only way now for a high/high middle stats kid who is unhooked or only hook is legacy. Legacy alone days are done. Legacy kids need a double hook and ED.

RD is not just a lottery but powerball lottery odds

I’m sure many here will troll this post.

Another Big 3 Senior Parent. Agree. RD has been a bloodbath for most. AOs do not care about your "relatively' high GPA when they are drowning in 4.0 applications.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Big 3 senior parent. Hearing many RD bloodbath stories. Like zeroed out on targets and certainly reaches. I’m counting WL as a zero.

Have heard 5 or 6 of these just since last night.

RD was a waste this year. ED I and ED II are the only way now for a high/high middle stats kid who is unhooked or only hook is legacy. Legacy alone days are done. Legacy kids need a double hook and ED.

RD is not just a lottery but powerball lottery odds

I’m sure many here will troll this post.

What kind of schools are you talking about? Where will these kids end up attending?

All these dramatic posts are useless without actual college examples. We don't know if you're talking about top 20% kids getting shut out of Ivies or getting shut out of every top 50 school they applied to. Or worse-getting shut out period. These posts could literally mean any of the above. I'm a Big3 parent of a 10tb grader and I'd love to know what is actually meant (with examples)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This has got to be a troll. Unless Big 3 parents are as delusional as we all think, know that the rest of us, the little people, are feeling very vindicated and are just laughing at you.

HAHAHA - I read the OP as sarcastic because of the ginormous volume of "please tell me which IVY my kid with these stats from private school" posts. Must be millions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Big 3 senior parent. Hearing many RD bloodbath stories. Like zeroed out on targets and certainly reaches. I’m counting WL as a zero.

Have heard 5 or 6 of these just since last night.

RD was a waste this year. ED I and ED II are the only way now for a high/high middle stats kid who is unhooked or only hook is legacy. Legacy alone days are done. Legacy kids need a double hook and ED.

RD is not just a lottery but powerball lottery odds

I’m sure many here will troll this post.

What kind of schools are you talking about? Where will these kids end up attending?

All these dramatic posts are useless without actual college examples. We don't know if you're talking about top 20% kids getting shut out of Ivies or getting shut out of every top 50 school they applied to. Or worse-getting shut out period. These posts could literally mean any of the above. I'm a Big3 parent of a 10tb grader and I'd love to know what is actually meant (with examples)

Getting shutting out of Ivies for sure. And the rest of the Top 20.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Big 3 senior parent. Hearing many RD bloodbath stories. Like zeroed out on targets and certainly reaches. I’m counting WL as a zero.

Have heard 5 or 6 of these just since last night.

RD was a waste this year. ED I and ED II are the only way now for a high/high middle stats kid who is unhooked or only hook is legacy. Legacy alone days are done. Legacy kids need a double hook and ED.

RD is not just a lottery but powerball lottery odds

I’m sure many here will troll this post.

This is all true. Best advice is to lock it down in ED. And if don’t have some sort of hook don’t shoot for the stars in the early rounds. This as much about how you play the game as what you are bringing to the table.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Big 3 senior parent. Hearing many RD bloodbath stories. Like zeroed out on targets and certainly reaches. I’m counting WL as a zero.

Have heard 5 or 6 of these just since last night.

RD was a waste this year. ED I and ED II are the only way now for a high/high middle stats kid who is unhooked or only hook is legacy. Legacy alone days are done. Legacy kids need a double hook and ED.

RD is not just a lottery but powerball lottery odds

I’m sure many here will troll this post.

This is all true. Best advice is to lock it down in ED. And if don’t have some sort of hook don’t shoot for the stars in the early rounds. This as much about how you play the game as what you are bringing to the table.

Can you give a practical example of this?
Like: Kid with XXGPA. instead of aiming for XX in ED, aim for XX?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"I am a parent of a kid in a Big 3 ish school in another city. Your kid is getting a great education and great preparation for college. From where your (and my) kid is coming, they will be fine no matter where they go. They have tremendous privilege and advantages. It will be ok. Really.

I have 2 kids: one at a LAC and one going to a school ranked 75-100. Neither is Ivy and I’m totally fine with that."

I don't think you really believe this. There are plenty of good public schools and less renowned private schools where your kid could get a great K-12 education. Nobody puts their kids in private if they believe public schools are just as good for K-12. Why would all those other things you value disappear once they go to college? (Prestigious name, exclusivity, less chance of riff-raff, almost everyone you socialize with is from a prominent/wealthy/connected family, smaller setting, individual attention, etc...)

Well, insecure public school parents got offended the times I stated why I really put my kids in private, so now I keep it vague.

The judgmental, insecure parents on here are not making me want to use public schools.

oh, that's rich.

pardon the pun.