So proud of the seniors in my life!

[Anonymous]

My daughter is a junior. Overachiever but not intensely so. Just passionate and hardworking. She has a lot of friends who are seniors and very similar to her. They’ve gotten into some amazing colleges over the past few days. I’m talking ivies and other t20. Of course some have not and they are equally brilliant and deserving but this has given me hope in the process. These are just really smart public school kids who work crazy hard. They weren’t starting companies or winning dozens of national awards just getting good grades and doing what they’re passionate about. Just like all the “experts” say is the key even though none of us really buy it. I don’t know a lot of people who went to really fancy colleges but my perception has always been that they’re stuffy and elitist but have a magic to them and provide amazing opportunities. I’m so proud of these kids who I’ve seen work so hard for so long and are now being rewarded with the opportunity to change the world. The process worked for them this week .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is a junior. Overachiever but not intensely so. Just passionate and hardworking. She has a lot of friends who are seniors and very similar to her. They’ve gotten into some amazing colleges over the past few days. I’m talking ivies and other t20. Of course some have not and they are equally brilliant and deserving but this has given me hope in the process. These are just really smart public school kids who work crazy hard. They weren’t starting companies or winning dozens of national awards just getting good grades and doing what they’re passionate about. Just like all the “experts” say is the key even though none of us really buy it. I don’t know a lot of people who went to really fancy colleges but my perception has always been that they’re stuffy and elitist but have a magic to them and provide amazing opportunities. I’m so proud of these kids who I’ve seen work so hard for so long and are now being rewarded with the opportunity to change the world. The process worked for them this week .

This is somewhat of a misperception on your part. It is the kid herself that makes her opportunities -- not the school she attends. They would each have essentially the same opportunity to "change the world" at non-Ivies and non top-20 schools .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is a junior. Overachiever but not intensely so. Just passionate and hardworking. She has a lot of friends who are seniors and very similar to her. They’ve gotten into some amazing colleges over the past few days. I’m talking ivies and other t20. Of course some have not and they are equally brilliant and deserving but this has given me hope in the process. These are just really smart public school kids who work crazy hard. They weren’t starting companies or winning dozens of national awards just getting good grades and doing what they’re passionate about. Just like all the “experts” say is the key even though none of us really buy it. I don’t know a lot of people who went to really fancy colleges but my perception has always been that they’re stuffy and elitist but have a magic to them and provide amazing opportunities. I’m so proud of these kids who I’ve seen work so hard for so long and are now being rewarded with the opportunity to change the world. The process worked for them this week .

This is a really strange post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is a junior. Overachiever but not intensely so. Just passionate and hardworking. She has a lot of friends who are seniors and very similar to her. They’ve gotten into some amazing colleges over the past few days. I’m talking ivies and other t20. Of course some have not and they are equally brilliant and deserving but this has given me hope in the process. These are just really smart public school kids who work crazy hard. They weren’t starting companies or winning dozens of national awards just getting good grades and doing what they’re passionate about. Just like all the “experts” say is the key even though none of us really buy it. I don’t know a lot of people who went to really fancy colleges but my perception has always been that they’re stuffy and elitist but have a magic to them and provide amazing opportunities. I’m so proud of these kids who I’ve seen work so hard for so long and are now being rewarded with the opportunity to change the world. The process worked for them this week .

This is somewhat of a misperception on your part. It is the kid herself that makes her opportunities -- not the school she attends. They would each have essentially the same opportunity to "change the world" at non-Ivies and non top-20 schools .

+1 You will not lack any opportunties to change the world if you go to Michigan, or BC or William & Mary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is a junior. Overachiever but not intensely so. Just passionate and hardworking. She has a lot of friends who are seniors and very similar to her. They’ve gotten into some amazing colleges over the past few days. I’m talking ivies and other t20. Of course some have not and they are equally brilliant and deserving but this has given me hope in the process. These are just really smart public school kids who work crazy hard. They weren’t starting companies or winning dozens of national awards just getting good grades and doing what they’re passionate about. Just like all the “experts” say is the key even though none of us really buy it. I don’t know a lot of people who went to really fancy colleges but my perception has always been that they’re stuffy and elitist but have a magic to them and provide amazing opportunities. I’m so proud of these kids who I’ve seen work so hard for so long and are now being rewarded with the opportunity to change the world. The process worked for them this week .

This is somewhat of a misperception on your part. It is the kid herself that makes her opportunities -- not the school she attends. They would each have essentially the same opportunity to "change the world" at non-Ivies and non top-20 schools .

+1 You will not lack any opportunties to change the world if you go to Michigan, or BC or William & Mary.

Or any other college, for that matter.

[Anonymous]

Aren’t you special. Another DCUM parent whose little Larla is going to change the world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t you special. Another DCUM parent whose little Larla is going to change the world.

And evidently mine isn't, because he's getting deferred from everywhere, including a school barely in the top 100. He works just as hard as your junior and her friends--actually, it sounds like he may have worked even harder. Doesn't work out for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t you special. Another DCUM parent whose little Larla is going to change the world.

And evidently mine isn't, because he's getting deferred from everywhere, including a school barely in the top 100. He works just as hard as your junior and her friends--actually, it sounds like he may have worked even harder. Doesn't work out for everyone.

agree, sorry PP. He will find his spot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t you special. Another DCUM parent whose little Larla is going to change the world.

And evidently mine isn't, because he's getting deferred from everywhere, including a school barely in the top 100. He works just as hard as your junior and her friends--actually, it sounds like he may have worked even harder. Doesn't work out for everyone.

Parent of senior and I’ve heard that deferrals are up, and that it’s a long game this year as many schools are waiting to admit after the see what happen with enrollment this next semester. Please don’t use faith yet. Rooting for your son!

[Anonymous]

You deserve a friendly eyeroll, OP.
There are plenty of hardworking kids and adults all over the world. These young people you admire are nice kids. Good for them. Now go lavish some respect on others who are equally or even more deserving...

[Anonymous]

Super weird and tone deaf post. I would ask to have it removed, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t you special. Another DCUM parent whose little Larla is going to change the world.

And evidently mine isn't, because he's getting deferred from everywhere, including a school barely in the top 100. He works just as hard as your junior and her friends--actually, it sounds like he may have worked even harder. Doesn't work out for everyone.

Parent of senior and I’ve heard that deferrals are up, and that it’s a long game this year as many schools are waiting to admit after the see what happen with enrollment this next semester. Please don’t use faith yet. Rooting for your son!

Thanks to you and the PP! I was warned by college counselor that this one school tends to defer a lot of kids like my son (bad sophomore year, strong trajectory since) but then admit (in Naviance, there's like one rejection and all acceptances from his school), but it was a shock nonetheless. I thought it was a safety. His other safety is a rolling admission and he hasn't heard anything in over 6 weeks. It's just much more stressful than I thought it would be. Meanwhile, my son's younger brother is constantly announcing all the acceptances of his classmates that he sees on social media. Not in front of him, but I know he must be seeing them too and feeling awful about it. Just a very miserable week. I know life could be a lot worse, but this stinks! And, just like OP's hard-working friends, he deserves good news!

[Anonymous]

I’m proud of my underachiever. He’s struggled through high school and this year in particular with depression and mental illness. He is amazingly smart, kind and witty, none of which is reflected in his GPA.

He will go to a state school, and has plans for his life. He’s come so far even/especially in the last six months.

[Anonymous]

Cut OP some slack.

she was worried that even though her daughter is extremely bright and hard-working that she wouldn't have an opportunity to go to a selective school, which she feels would have been rewarding. But seeing peers get in makes her feel like, oh this is actually possible. And she's happy for those kids and excited for her daughter. IMHO it's fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Super weird and tone deaf post. I would ask to have it removed, OP.

+2