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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or maybe she's not eager to have her kid surrounded by kids who have been raised by parents with attitudes like yours.  If she gets in, it must be because she was a legacy; if she doesn't, she's a loser whose Mom must have been lying.  Charming.  [/quote]

You might try to re-read my post again after you have had some morning coffee (that was quite a hostile response).  Also re-read the article, if you really care.  My ultimate point is that IF the girl is a good academic candidate (excellent grades AND scores -- and the article does not mention test scores at all); and IF the mom believes Princeton would be a good option for her; THEN the mother is being defeatist, especially given the documented advantage to legacies in college admissions.  There's no "if she gets in" going on here -- the mother has asserted she will dissuade or has dissuaded her daughter from applying.

Because your average Princeton grad knows very well the advantage of legacy status, this suggests to me that, as is not uncommon in "first person" articles designed to make a larger point (value for kids who show work ethic and aren't over-programmed), the author is massaging the facts (i.e., selecting emphasizing some but not others) to help her make that larger point.[/quote]

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