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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It has never been a meritocracy.  The Jews knew this in the last century when the Ivies imposed limits on their numbers. The Asians have known this for the last few decades, too, with the limits put on them.

This leads to various forms of corruption, major (donors buying a building), minor (Varsity Blues), and moral (athletics), etc.

It stinks to high heaven. [/quote]

This is one of the most accurate posts on DCUM. Maybe ever.

Add to that, parents (mostly mothers) just don't want to accept that there are only so many seats in the ivy colleges, and your kid has to stand out to get in - but not in the ways that these moms think.  There is no "code to crack" because honestly, all the top applicants that are not legacy or athlete are by nothing but lottery.

Let me say it again , for the cheap seats: L-O-T-T-E-R-Y.

Here is the "secret key" you have been looking for: stop setting your kid up for failure by your "ivy or bust" attitude.  There are only so many seats for the kid that looks JUST like yours (that is x number for white, x number for Asian, Middle Eastern, AA, whatever).  Stop inadvertently telling your kid they are a failure if they do not get into an ivy school.

Why?  You know the answer. There are ONLY so many seats in the ivy league colleges.  Period.

One more time:  There is x number of seats for each kind of applicant.  No school can be one type of person.  Remember what happened to TJ, just last year?  [/quote]

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