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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This question gets asked every year.  You only think it’s an unusual year because your kid was part of it. [/quote]

This.

Its been the same for 50+ years.

The top kids go to the best colleges just the way it was in the past.

Its not like the top 1% got into top 20 schools in the past but today they are lucky to get into a top 50 school, the best are still going to the best schools, same story, different year.

The only differences today are that colleges are giving more "credit" for under-represented minorities but in the past wealthier probably less deserving on individual merit kids were treated preferentially even more than today.  Being a URM or from a blue collar family is considered woke and a lot of colleges are trading this demographic for the lower end of the entitled class (ie., can donate between $500,000 to $5 million depending on the college).

But for the vast majority that are white collar but not ultra high net worth (ie., can you donate $10+ million, etc.) its basically the same.
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