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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You have to play the game these days to get into an Ivy. My daughter is at an Ivy now and very happy. Her goal through HS was to go to one specific Ivy but we are not legacy and have no hooks and she almost had a nervous breakdown trying to check all the boxes to be considered a strong applicant. Other kids at her school aiming for top schools were all the same. You need to game the process as much as possible. I know parents who helped their kids set up non-profits or who used their connections to get their kids fancy internships. I’m amazed how easily  admissions officers get impressed by all this crap. Parents involvement is pretty clear but the admissions folks clearly choose to look the other way. Also, the number of incredibly wealthy kids at my kid’s Ivy school is astounding to both of us. [/quote]

This is what gets me.  I guess these kids show that they can handle a busy schedule, but the “accomplishments” are so often clearly parent-generated. I think they’re missing a lot of brilliant kids who just haven’t chosen to play the “game.”

My experience with hiring recent Ivy grads is that they are smart and good at working the system, but are not even close to being the most intellectual & interesting young people I’ve worked with.

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I have the impression you've posted the same thing several times on this thread, and perhaps are barely keeping your resentment towards the Ivies in check, but let me just politely throw out the possibility that the most intellectual and interesting young Ivy grads aren't interested in your organization (whereas it may be a comparatively more attractive option for applicants coming from other schools).  [/quote]

Yeah, you must be right.  It must be the bottom of the barrel Ivy grads who wanted to work in the Obama White House. [/quote]

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