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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I must be extremely naive but it would never occur to me that people would pay someone to take their SATs or bribe a proctor or bribe coaches.  I sort of still cannot believe it.  [/quote]

Naive and apparently not a consumer of the news.  There have been loads of such cases over the years.[/quote]

Ok, I guess I just haven't had the time to read all the news about college admissions scandals over the years.  "Loads of cases"?  Really?  I am just trying to live my life and raise my kids, just a regular person with regular friends and a regular life.  Oh well.[/quote]

Actually you are at worse stupid... and at best uniformed.  Just like the pushy parents killing themselves at STEM schools like that is all one has to do.  How can you "raise" kids equipped for life if you are completely blind to what is going on. [/quote]
What now?  What’s your problem?  
My kid is in a Stem magnet because he loves science. I didn’t push him into it and I don’t see it as a ticket to a top 20 school. What’s more he is not alone. Most of his friends are really into Math/Science/Comp Science. They love what they do. Many are also good at other things. Some are incredible musicians, 1/3 are varsity athletes, some love to write or paint. Most are also highly social and they support each other . Yes they work hard but they are not one dimensional or socially awkward or whatever stereotype you have in your head.   Luckily for ds there are plenty of schools in the top 50 that value academic excellence and don’t fill a huge chunk of their incoming class with hooked kids. [/quote]

You know they have less hooked kids how?[/quote]

PP is a future angry parent in the making.  She will be blaming his poor exmission on now the rich, legacies, the blacks, the athletes, the hispanics,  the college counseled. (i know I left some groups out)...but of course not her smug attitude and failure to be aware.  Even though she did not say she was a STEM parent it was totally oblivious because she was oblivious to her surroundings like she was somehow above it all.  [/quote]
Who are you responding to?  I am the PP whose kid is in a Stem magnet and I said I think he will probably not end up in a top 20 school despite his strong academic credentials because he is unhooked  and he/we are fine with that.  [/quote]

Or possibly at top 50. The top 30-40 already have very low admit rates. Every year it gets harder. [/quote]

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