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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pps are both so wrong.

[b]They had institutional priorities they had to meet which didn’t leave enough room for the unhooked kids they really liked- those kids get WL’d. It does not mean they like someone better.  They might have fought hard for these kids in committee.[/b]

We were told time and time again it’s an accomplishment to get WL at an Ivy, a T10, etc. It means you had everything there just wasn’t enough space at the Inn.

They don’t have large WLs. They might have an entering class of 1,500-1,700 only with 50-60k Applicants and put only 800–1k on the WL.

My kid was called May 2nd for an Ivy WL and then 2 days later off another and a T10.

He chose the first Ivy and his Freshmen year won a departmental award.

You also need to remember by RD for unhooked kids the admittance rate is closer to 3-4% vs the 15-25% in ED. So these can be more highly competitive kids than those in the early round and much much fewer space. [/quote]

This is so true, I wish I had saved a great quote by our boarding school CC. Sentiment was none of this is personal, zero, they are filling a class and have institutional priorities we’ll never know year to year. That’s why I’ll never agree with the love the school that loves you back. Again, it’s not personal. One of mine got off a waitlist at an Ivy a few years back. They are crushing it there in every way and a major value add for the school overall. There are others that were admitted that struggle. It’s not a meritocratic system as we all know.  
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I’m the op you quoted- yes!

I told my kids “this isn’t personal, it’s business” “It’s a lottery, you earned the ticket (grades, test scores, etc)- but it’s random who gets picked”

It’s a much healthy way to go through it. Also- good neither had a clear favorite.[/quote]

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