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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To 11:40 -- Of course she and her parents knew what it would take, but even when you know the rules, sometimes the game doesn't go your way.  That's most likely to happen when you're the 4th kid, and you and your parents have gotten a little jaded to the whole college admissions roller-coaster.  In this case, I'm sure she and her parents knew she was on the bubble -- that's why she applied to Michigan, Wisconsin and Penn State.  They've been to the rodeo.  So, her message isn't a whinge about why she didn't get in, but a way of moving forward with tongue planted firmly in cheek.  The reality is she knows full well that she'll do just fine at Michigan, where there might not be quite so many interview spots for seniors looking to go to an investment bank or top consulting firm, but she's not going to be playing that game anyway.  My bet is she's going to write for the Daily, parlay this op/ed into a social media internship and then either head to NYC to work in media or to LA to write for TV.     [/quote]

If she knew what it would take, then why the heck didn't she do it?  If she knew she was on the bubble, like you say, then why didn't she beef up those extra curriculars? That's why she has no right to whinge about it. And it's the extended rant about affirmative action and being the fourth kid that makes this a whinge.[/quote]

You know, maybe she regrets this, but OTOH -- she seems to really like "Real Housewives" (and we do all have our guilty pleasures don't we?), and she's been published in the WSJ, featured on Today Show, and will go to Michigan next fall.  Not too shabby for a slacker.  And, even if she'd beefed up the ECs as you suggest, we all know kids with terrific resumes, top scores and GPAs, and enthusiastic recommendations who don't get into their top choice schools.  They, their parents, their teachers and school counselors, their neighbors and parents of their classmates are astounded . . . but it happens.

As for the "rant", let's be honest, there are kids who deserve an affirmative action boost and those who have had every advantage and really don't need it (I would put myself in this latter category).  There are kids who are truly commited to the charity they raise funds for, and there are those who are jumping through the hoops.  Admissions officers can't always tell the difference -- I know because I was one.  Folks seems to be taking this far too seriously -- maybe because she's hit a nerve.  We all want to believe that if our kids do all the right things, they'll waltz into that dream school . . . but it doesn't always work that way.  And, you know, even when it does, sometimes the kid next door -- the slacker who watched Real Housewives and ended up at Michigan -- does just fine.     [/quote]

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