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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child was at a big 3 and was told "no ivy" was a possibility, despite 3 800s and a grade point average of over 3.9. She was a HYP legacy as well!! They said because she wasn't an athlete, even though she had been captain of a team she formed herself and did outside of school. I was pretty outraged but just kept on with it. The counselor objected when she signed up for 5 Ap tests junior year. When she got all 5s, the counselor was more interested. She had many other activities and an extra language as well. I came up with some special programs that some of the ivies had that she would be great in and the counselor became more interested. Sometimes I think its a matter of helping the counselor market your child.  In your case, being Latino will help hugely and I think you should be very nice to the counselor and keep asking, nicely, for what you want. Why does your child want to go to those specific schools? Give the counselor a few reasons. Look at the professors- have your child read some of their books. And when your child gets in, they will remember your persistence always!! And do not worry about your child fitting in- those universities are huge and there is no in crowd- just many many groups and your child will belong to several I am sure. And yes, my child did get where she wanted to go. The counselor was a big supporter in the end. My child was quiet as well. One thing the counselor said was " Columbia told me not to send any quiet students there" !! Insane!!  [/quote]

Your story ends well, but is startling, none the less.  The reluctance to support your child initially says less about Ivy admissions criteria - where there is clearly a place for soft-spoken but high achieving non-athletes - and more about the short-sightedness and/or laziness of the counseling department.  It suggests to me that the counselor was looking at the easiest path for him/herself; that they had a group of recruited athletes all lined up for the few precious school endorsements to HYP, with the others left to fend for themselves.  This is troubling on many levels.  Glad that you were able to convince that your child was "worthy" of support.[/quote]

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