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[quote=Anonymous]Colleges have no choice but to compare kids within schools, because no college can really afford to concentrate away from other comparatives (geographical, gender/ethnic, recruited athletes, legacies with a bias to donors, etc.). Having a kid who was of equal merit to get into any school, who actually did apply to all 8 Ivies and got into 2, we realized that the algorithm is complicated down to the prep level. The reason why he didn't have a chance at Brown or Yale that year? Simple, the per diem for those spots went to a couple kids recruited for sports and a couple more who were donor legacies with a real family hook. We knew that going in, and could accept it in the end. I think at a school like Sidwell the parents should be informed enough to know there will be certain classes where the 8-ball rolls for against the general population of great candidates at certain Ivies on certain years, and you can predict that well in advance.

The college counselors aren't always honest arbiters. What are they supposed to say? Yes, you just spent a quarter mil on a private secondary education but you really should know now that the 2-3 spots at Brown in your son's class are a closed loop because of that soccer player and those two kids with the hooks? The reality is the queue is not a true one, and there are some ways the application folders jump from high piles to the skinny piles and we can all guess how that happens, and we all know how that applies or does not to our family situation. Our son didn't get into 6 Ivies, but is very happy at the one he did pull through at after being wait listed then finally admitted. It works out well for the very qualified kids at a great place. I think that is what matters most, and, of course, in the world today most of the desired professions require a graduate degree and the next rodeo always awaits.[/quote]

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