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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It should be noted that the posters on this board are disproportionately from the "top" public and private schools in the DMV area.  These statements that "every admitted student they know is hooked" is completely shaded by the fact that their circles are disproportionately in the "top" schools in the DMV.  Most of these schools have a ton of legacies, and the EA round is dominated by legacies because kids either want to go to parents' alma mater or think legacy will give them a bump so they apply early.

My kid goes to a different Ivy and so I know the kids who attend there.  Lots of unhooked white/Asian kids.  I know several in this category from the DMV.  I remember thinking that the narrative that unhooked kids need to have national-finalist-level awards and extracurriculars was BS.  It's true that there are  *SO* many applicants that it is essentially a lottery.  But a lot of the lottery winners were smart, engaged white/Asian kids, even from the DMV.

[b]That said, if you are in one of the best schools in the DMV, there will be so many legacy/hooked applicants from your school (and top universities tend to only accept a handful from each school) that these perceptions may be warranted in that context.[/b]

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That’s a good point. This would mean - if you’re unhooked at a selective private, you have 0 chance at an Ivy. Unhooked talented kids had better stay in public.
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