Steps to fix the race to 3% admission rate

[Anonymous]

I 100% think there should be a box that autofills to how many apps the kid has submitted via the CA. Colleges would like that (A kid applying to your school as 1 of 6 applications is very diff than a kid who has your colleges as 1 of 60). And kids will eventually learn to stop applying to 20 schools.

[Anonymous]

Cap ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I 100% think there should be a box that autofills to how many apps the kid has submitted via the CA. Colleges would like that (A kid applying to your school as 1 of 6 applications is very diff than a kid who has your colleges as 1 of 60). And kids will eventually learn to stop applying to 20 schools.

This would help schools with yield and adjust their algorithms accordingly. However, not sure if Common App would think this is a good idea for their other constituent: students. I don't think most students (and their parents) would want colleges to know this information.

[Anonymous]

most students still apply to 4 or 5 schools. so most would be in favor or wouldn't care. and I think there are plenty of students applying to 8-12 schools who see their peers opening the fire hose and know this hurts them all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:most students still apply to 4 or 5 schools. so most would be in favor or wouldn't care. and I think there are plenty of students applying to 8-12 schools who see their peers opening the fire hose and know this hurts them all.

Not sure who it hurts or how.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cap ED.

What will that help? Make it so that if someone is accepted ED, there’s some sort of trigger that automatically removes their application from all other schools.

[Anonymous]

I think TO is a travesty.

I like the idea of getting rid of the Common App but if you do, SJWs will call foul and say it benefits the privileged.

SPOILER ALERT: Everything does!! Yay!

If you had to submit a totally different application for each school, it actually benefits hard working students. (Like test required.) And we can't have that.

[Anonymous]

My question is who cares. Do you think “solving” this will get your kid into a better school? How about this? Donate a ton of money to these schools so they can increase capacity. This is a supply and demand issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cap ED.

What does that even mean? You can already only apply one place ED (ED1). And one place ED2 if you don't get in ED/ED1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My question is who cares. Do you think “solving” this will get your kid into a better school? How about this? Donate a ton of money to these schools so they can increase capacity. This is a supply and demand issue.

this is not what donations fund.

I'm also interesting in solving this bcs we have a mental health crisis in this crisis and this isn't helping. My kids have now all been accepted into college. Sometimes, people do things and care about things that don't directly impact them. Some of us don't have a "who cares" approach to the world.

[Anonymous]

I sometimes think it's crazy that ED is legal. Enter into a contract without knowing real numbers? With minors? None of this seems right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sometimes think it's crazy that ED is legal. Enter into a contract without knowing real numbers? With minors? None of this seems right.

That’s not the point. They’re simply not enough seats at so called “top” universities for all the kids who want to go. Limiting who can apply where won’t change that. I agree with you that the stress of college admissions is a strain on teen mental health but this won’t solve that. Us as adults changing our perspective and attitudes around college and so called prestige is what will help there

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My question is who cares. Do you think “solving” this will get your kid into a better school? How about this? Donate a ton of money to these schools so they can increase capacity. This is a supply and demand issue.

this is not what donations fund.

I'm also interesting in solving this bcs we have a mental health crisis in this crisis and this isn't helping. My kids have now all been accepted into college. Sometimes, people do things and care about things that don't directly impact them. Some of us don't have a "who cares" approach to the world.

Are you claiming that selective college admissions is causing a mental health crisis?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tell the media to stop celebrating kids who get accepted to every ivy or all 50 schools they applied to. It just encourages that type of behavior.

Yes! Those stories always make me cringe. “Breaks record with 170 acceptances…”. Gag.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My question is who cares. Do you think “solving” this will get your kid into a better school? How about this? Donate a ton of money to these schools so they can increase capacity. This is a supply and demand issue.

this is not what donations fund.

I'm also interesting in solving this bcs we have a mental health crisis in this crisis and this isn't helping. My kids have now all been accepted into college. Sometimes, people do things and care about things that don't directly impact them. Some of us don't have a "who cares" approach to the world.

Are you claiming that selective college admissions is causing a mental health crisis?

DP but I will make that claim. We ask too much of teenagers and there’s too much pressure. Then, because everyone is burning the candle at both ends, it takes a 4.5 and a two page resume to get into your state flagship so despite busting your tail and getting a 4.0, you end up at a school you could have gotten into with a 3.5 and one sport a year. We’re killing our kids, yes. And college admission expectations play a big role.