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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the "minefield" part comes in precisely because these essays have explicitly been touted as work-arounds for affirmative action. For example, an Asian-American applicant may be reluctant to write about very significant lived experience out of concern that there are "too many" qualified Asians and that they'll be held to a higher standard if too much of their "Asian-ness" shines through. Everyone knows there are some lived experiences that are more desirable to admissions officers than others. So applicants have to balance authenticity with what colleges have signaled they want.[/quote]

Oh my goodness!!! I missed a whole day of this? What a goldmine of projection and paranoia...[/quote]

NP but you seem quite upset by what a few posters have succinctly pointed out regarding elite college admissions and what they're looking for in their applicants. It's very obvious what the beau ideal is and it's basically two types of kids:

Kid 1: first generation minority, ideally black but Latino ok, who struggled against pervasive systematic racism and is dedicating his/her life via activism to achieve a more equitable and just world (whatever that may be)

Kid 2: Double legacy, parent 1 is a senior honcho at the World bank, parent 2 is a senior finance investment guru in clean energy, spent good part of childhood living overseas, attended elite private schools, has a creative name like Arturo Sanchez-Fitzwilliam, been to 50+ countries already, plays squash, and talks about using activism through professional or finance career to achieve a more equitable and just world (whatever that may be).

Both types of applicants get significant advantages in the admissions process. If you follow the Harvard President controversy and her background, it's very easy to see exactly what the elite colleges are trying to do through admissions.

Regarding long term outcomes, it's definitely up for debate because the public perception of the elite schools will change if the perception is no longer one of excellence but something else and ideologically driven. We're already seeing some of this.[/quote]

Do you wrote for television? Your exposition is so, so hackneyed.[/quote]

DP it captured an essential truth, which is that the type of kid the elite schools want is… not your kid.[/quote]

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