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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't agree that there are a million other kids with 800 Math SAT and 800 Physics Subject test. College is about academics.  Or it should be.  And he should have gotten into one of these schools.  There are not that many more qualified applicants.  The college have chosen to make bullshit excuses for some other agenda to select less qualified kids.  I don't even know what that agenda is.  But come on people, college IS about the ability to score 800 on a Physics test!!!Yes, there are some discrepancies they have to sort out being different grades and should put a little weight on recommendations or ECs but only when comparing kids in the same bucket.  I have no dog in this fight.  My kids at 1250 and 1450 -- not Ivy.  But people actually think this is fair -- I don't get it.  Maybe he worked to get so smart or maybe he was born that way ---- doesn't even matter to me.  This isn't a job interview.  It is selection into an academic program - why should it be based on this.  I am disgusted but wish him well.  [/quote]

College has never been about “academics”.

It’s about gaining knowledge (which is something very different than “academics”), growing, and building connections (for things like jobs, marriages, memberships, donations, ect).

College admissions don’t care about perfect stats. They never have and they never will. Parents and students will lead healthier lives once they stop moaning about this lie they have been told and have accepted for far too long. [/quote]

I don’t understand why some people don’t get this. If you look at the history of elite colleges, it’s pretty obvious it was made for the rich and wealthy to make connections and find their mating partners.[/quote]

I think it because USNWR decided to "rank" schools, which made some people think there are best schools, and that if there is a 'best' school, then the "best" academic kids must go there. None of this is or ever was true; even the common data sets are fudged to make the class stats look better than they actually are, and they only do that because USNWR decided to rank schools. It is probably one of the worst things that ever happened to college-bound children in this country due to the enormous ripple effects in pursuit of rank. Also, I think a lot of people here come from countries where higher education is not available to everyone and is all about academic performance at a young age and test rank, and they assume it is like that here, which it isn't.[/quote]

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