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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Right: 
DCUM is proof that people will say a lot of things anonymously that they'd never attach their names to.
Parents act in self interested and disrespectful ways but are also often wonderful and supportive. 
There are a lot of amazing kids in this area and thankfully many will be admitted to wonderful schools.

Wrong:
[b]There is a belief here that certain people somehow genuinely deserve admission more than others. People self report stats and get upset or humblebrag.[/b] 
URMs and athletes are "the reason" my kid wasn't admitted to X school. 
Top 25 universities and LACs are the only ones that matter or are worth discussing. 
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It amazes me how many parents actually think their kid was entitled to admission at X school, because they were "high stats."  They refuse to acknowledge all the *other* high stats kids who were admitted.  No one is entitled to a spot, period.[/quote]

It’s not just ego on the part of the parents, it’s viewing the process exactly backwards.  Every discussion is phrased as schools fighting over their high stat DC, when it’s really near identical applicants fighting for the limited slots.  Brilliant marketing, though.

Yes, there are lower ranked schools that offer coupons, but most those “deals” are still a profit to the school.  Nothing wrong with pursuing the best school and paying what it costs, but there’s just so much theater worked in.[/quote]

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