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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Frankly, I would not automatically be impressed with ANY of these colleges. It all depends on HOW they got in![/quote]

and WHAT they are studying [/quote]

To an extent. Pretty much any field (with possibly some exceptions) can be impressive if that's what they are interested and good in[/quote]

Pretty much any college is impressive then
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You missed the part where I said it all depends on HOW the student got in[/quote]

HOW they got in? We need to stop kidding ourselves about junk like this!

Outside of literally a few kids of [i]massive[/i] donors, all kids at these colleges have to be impressive in multiple ways (legacy kids, recruited athletes, and all sexes and races included). You'll never truly know the "how." For example, I went to high school with a relative of a pro sports team owner. She was supremely qualified as a student, leader, and major EC award winner but I'm sure many at her top college made assumptions based on who in her family had gone there and their known history of generocity. [/quote]

This “supremely qualified” classmate of yours also had unlimited resources. Not as impressive as another supremely qualified student from a poor family[/quote]

I actually picked that particular example hoping for this response  :lol: Given that resources do vary so much, we shouldn't be looking at just the highest GPA, test scores, and often BS ECs on their face! Being a "qualified student" just can't be easily compared and context matters.
The assumptions on this board are just unfair. There is no fundamental notion of desert when it comes to attending an "impressive" college.[/quote]

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