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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What’s changing is the public’s view of who gets admitted to elite schools, like Yale. There is a growing sense that these schools are NOT getting the best students. I think such schools are going to totally change how they’re admitting kids. I’m betting that meaningful interviews will become a bigger part of future admissions. Basically, elite schools have to find better ways to cut through the facade of achievement. Another great option could be a proctored essay. Essentially, colleges need to see students unvarnished. [/quote]

+1. My kids go to a top private and none of their classmates who got in did so on their own merit. They were heavily coaches, tutored, consultants “revised and edited” their essays, and almost always both parents were alums. [/quote]

My son as well. Three kids accepted in the last five years, all of whom had at least one hook (athlete/legacy/parent worked there/major donor/etc.) However, every year his school sends unhooked kids to H, P, M, other Ivies, Duke, etc. Yale (and Stanford) seem to be the only ones they can't get into.

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