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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Spouse has a Ph.D. from Harvard, I have a J.D. and joint M.B.A. from a T10.  We have a DC in 2nd grade at a private.  If DC doesn't get into a, say, T50, it will be because we the parents screwed up or because the DC screwed up.  It won't be because of black applicants or because of affirmative action or because it was always "impossible." [/quote]

It wasn't always impossible. It is now. I am glad you don't realize this - you should not be thinking about college admissions with a 2nd grader. By the time they are a teen, you'll find out what college admissions is actually like at the most elite schools, and at some point you'll make peace with it. Apparently, that day is not today.[/quote]

It's apparently not impossible for the tens of thousands who get into T50's every year.  It's only impossible for the mediocre DC's.[/quote]

People keep saying that much of these classes are made up of first generation students, underrepresented minorities, athletes, etc etc and if you're not in that category, yes it's nearly impossible. What are you not getting about that? Watch some college decision reaction videos on YouTube, the ones that include stats. Then come back and tell us that those kids that are rejected from all T20s are "mediocre." The kids with 1550s and 4.0s and a million APs and impressive ECs. Until then, kindly shut your mouth. [/quote]

The pp said T50, not T20. It is not that hard to get into Rutgers, Ohio State or Florida State. Northeastern is #53. The common app has made it so everyone can click on noetheastern and apply so it has a very low acceptance rate.[/quote]

It's not hard right now, just like it wasn't very hard to get into Emory just a decade ago. Doesn't mean that things will continue to get harder - then could get easier; colleges could ditch athletics, legacies, they could put a hard cap on international students....Or it could get harder, even much harder. The point is, it's kind of risky, with no clear benefits, to make yourself and your child believe at a young age that "at worst they will be going to...". A million things can go wrong before that becomes reality.[/quote]

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