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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1. Weighted GPAs are worthless

2. High unweighted GPAs are not going to get you anywhere in the top 25 without a very rigorous course load with 4 years of every academic subject including foreign language.

3. Any college with a 25% or less acceptance rate is a lottery for kids with nearly perfect stats

4. Naviance does not account for recruits, legacies, courseload, first gen status, full pay status, etc.

5. It’s a tool, not a crystal ball. [/quote]

DD  had straight As, even in APs and honors, won the Wellesley Book Award, was a STEM student, could pay full tuition anywhere, cash. Played sports as well. Great SAT scores. White female with no legacy, rejected from everything but her safeties. Applied to no Ivys by choice.

Don’t tell me her race didn’t play a role in this liberal academic environment [/quote]

I worked in admissions and am currently an alum interviewer for my college.  Your daughter sounds like an excellent student, so I can understand your disappointment, but there's a lot more to admissions than GPA and SAT scores.  Before you play the race card, consider:

What were her recommendations like?  
How did she do in interviews?  
Did her essay add dimension to her profile as a strong student?   
Did she hold any leadership positions -- you mention that she played sports, but was she a team captain?  
Did she excel in any national STEM competitions?  
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First, there IS no disappointment on my or my husband's part. She got into a nice college and has continued to do great.. I didn't WANT a top school, don't care. But boy was she pressured by her peer group in this area! What shocked me was the absolute ridiculousness of the process.

Her teachers, frankly, were stunned. Look at the list you just put up above. Does that also apply towards minorities, or is it ok if they don't meet your (frankly) abusive criteria above.

What you are saying as a college recruiter/interviewer is that kids need to get almost perfect SAT scores, over-perform in academics, be team captains, win national competitions, and hold leadership positions?  These kids are TEENAGERS for Christ sakes!

Do you NOT see how absolutely absurd this is? My GOD if this is your criteria, you just proved my point as to how abusive and unrealistic college admissions has become. You are a major part of the problem.[/quote]

+1 on the ridiculousness of this stmt "Did she excel in any national STEM competitions?"  And FWIW anyone with a degree and a pulse can be an alumni interviewer for their college. My ivy league college sends me invitations all the time -- right along with their giving solicitations. Dont mistake that person for an expert on college admissions. 
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Seriously, who wants to go to a college where *every* student is like this??  Straight A drones who do everything they're told.  Pushing to be bossy leaders for the sake of their resume.  Feeling they have to win everything.  Yuck.  Putting thousands of kids together like this just devalues achievement and promotes elitism, not to mention rewarding stress and unhealthy living. [/quote]

PERFECT SHEEP.  You can have 'em.

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white people are the best.  you somehow manage to hold these two thoughts in your head at once without shame:

1.  my kid should get preference over all minorities as they are unqualified because they have lower scores and grades as my precious kid (i say that without evidence because we all know white kids are the smartest kids of all)

2.  my kid should get preference over all kids who have better scores and grades than my precious kid because they are drones and sheep who contribute nothing to college.

the gist of your position is that the only applicants colleges can accept without the process being abusive or unfair are your kids.

ain't no hypocrites like white hypocrites.

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