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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ahh...it must be autumn. The leaves are turning, kids are starting to apply to college, and their parents are on DCUM complaining about how they are so disadvataged compared to the athletes, the legacies and the URM's. All I will say is that "qualified" takes on many forms. I think the admissions people understand how to populate their schools. [/quote] So, which is your kid? Athlete, legacy or URM? I'm guessing there's a reason for your smugness: one of these is working for you. And of course you need to put any idea if unfairness out of your mind by blaming other DCUM posters. You sound like a real winner yourself.[/quote] PP here. I have one kid who is an athlete at top SLAC in New England (who was well within the admission standards) and another who is a non-athlete (with no other hook) at a top 10 university on the West coast. My point is people ALWAYS work themselves into a tizzy this time of year. That is why I was smug. Because it is an annual ritual in DCUM. Unfairness? As I said, "qualified" takes on many forms. Colleges and universities are very quick to tell you that HS grades and test scores are not the only criteria they use and that HS grades and test scores are not indicative of college success. And as I have said many times, the parents in this area are misguided. In preparing their kids for college, they make their kids "average". They all have the same academic and social resumes. As a former interviewer, I can tell you that most of the kids from this area have the same profile. [/quote]
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