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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you start with a really stupid metaphor ("The Golden Ticket"), dressing it up with hypothetical numerical examples doesn't make it any smarter.

These are empirical questions and various colleges have provided empirical answers in a variety of public contexts.  See, e.g. http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/5/11/admissions-fitzsimmons-legacy-legacies/

Why multiple posters think this has anything to do with homework load is beyond me.  It's not as if these colleges are conducting a nationwide (or international) search for the HS students who have spent the most hours doing homework. [/quote]

Dear self-satisfied innumerate person (hope you're not the lawyer from above):

That was my numerical example. Also, I've linked to that Crimson article several times on DCUM, so you probably got it from me in the first place.  Newsflash: Everybody here agrees that [b]hooks[/b] or [b]golden tickets,[/b] whichever you prefer, provide advantages in admissions to selective schools.

You seem to be stuck at first base. Everybody else here has moved on to (a) asking why kids are killing themselves with homework for what's really a mirage of Ivy acceptance, and (b) the [b]nature of the advantage[/b] conferred by the hook or the golden ticket. I hope you will read the other posts, and my numerical example, and join the rest of us as this conversation evolves.[/quote]

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