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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I know so many beyond brilliant kids getting shut out, this is all starting to get meaningless to me.

My first thought when I hear someone got into a school like this in 2023 is what, arbitrary institutional priority/sob story/connection do you have?

My siblings and I have all of our degrees from the schools mentioned on this thread. I have little hope that the same will be true for my kids/nieces/nephews, despite stellar profiles. They will probably end up at state schools or lesser known privates and will hopefully thrive and do great things. [/quote]

So true. I look back on what it took for me to get into an elite school and there's no way I'd get in today.
My son works so hard and there's zero chance of getting into an Ivy or little Ivy. I'm not saying it's owed to him but it's sad that the process has become so arbitrary. Perfect grades, SAT's and activities seem meaningless. These kids kill themselves and in the end, have little to show for it.

I keep hearing people value colleges less and less but admissions stats aren't backing that up.
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