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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child was repeatedly steered away from Harvard when she had everything she needed to get in and she got in. There wasn't any question about it. " not Harvard" can't be misinterpreted   She had already gotten into Princeton early. 
One parent told people that as a member of the board that her child would get into an ivy. Another bragged about having a letter from pres Obama. These were both big donor families. Conclusion?[/quote].

Ther is a big difference between "not Harvard" and "not likely Harvard", which is a true statement for any candidate.  Anyone.  Very glad that your daughter beat the odds.  Most don't.  The rest of your comments are complete non sequiturs.  Being on the board at Yale is helpful to admissions prospects at Yale.  If you are taliking about the board of one individual private high school, of which there are thousands across the country, nobody in college admissions would give a shit.[/quote]

I wasn't clear. " not Harvard" I was told.  Not likely wasn't the message because it wasn't what the person repeatedly said and there was already an acceptance to princeton. There is steering. And we weren't victims because we didn't follow the advice we paid for. This is meant as advice on discriminatory practices, I certainly don't feel sorry for myself. And the parent was on the board of the private school and expected steering to benefit her offspring and was advertising it.
Also my child did withdraw most of her applications after getting in early at Princeton but she had several real reasons for not wanting to go there- like the eating clubs. And several depts h is deep in and p is short in that my kid was interested in.  Why did she apply early to a school that wasn't her first choice. Because there 5 Harvard legacies and a few athletes and a few friends of the pres Obama and a few big donors all in line ahead of her. There is steering for sure. But also after she got into P and I gave the reasons not to withdraw from Harvard consideration the counselor was understanding. But it was a long road. [/quote]

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