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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m afraid OP is right. I went to a top (at the time, the top) SLAC from a public HS in a small city on almost a full ride need based scholarship. I remember my dad saying essentially that schools like that were for rich WASPs not for people like us and that they weren’t going to let me in. I think it was my outstanding SATs that caught their eye. With test optional and the dumbing down of SAT scores, I just think kids like that have no chance now. [/quote] You don’t understand that your story proves the opposite. Parents like yours told kids like you not to apply, so they didn’t. Today kids have more access to information than just their parents and guidance counselors (my guidance counselor discouraged me from applying to anything but state flagship). While you defied the guidance of your parents, most kids didn’t. Now they know more. [/quote]
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