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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those who keep saying his son would have been admitted anyway, you should look at the statistics for Asian students who are accepted and rejected by Harvard.  Having close to a 4.0 gpa and near-perfect SATs might guarantee acceptance for some ethnicities, but not for Asians.  
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*1000. I know of an Asian TJ grad with perfect gpa (4.0 unweighted which is extremely tough at TJ and probably top 1%  and around 4.6 weighted), 2,390 SAT, Presidential Scholar nominee, NM Scholar, ton of leadership positions, lot of volunteering, extensive research, prestigious internship over the summer, TV show appearance, scholastic writing award, chemistry Olympiad finals, etc. etc. [b]and was rejected by Harvard due to no legacy, no connection, no donation, seeking financial aid (not full pay) etc.[/b]  Completely rigged.   [/quote]

Wait a minute. How do you know it was due to that? [/quote]

Because there were other grads who gained admissions (with significantly lower stats openly talking about their "connections" whether it was parents knowing the "right" people or people at Harvard etc.) with few URMs getting admitted as well. Basically, being an Asian American applicant with no hooks and seeking FA is the worst situation and it will be virtually impossible to gain admission even with better credentials than most admitted students.[/quote]

So what? I'm sure the kid is going to college right? It doesn't have to be Harvard. No one has a right to any given school. No one school is "the best" either. Obviously, that kid is going to be successful. If Harvard doesn't want to claim his future success, their loss. If Harvard doesn't want a lot of, or too many, smart, accomplished kids, or prefers connected kids or rich kids or super athletes, or kids who are great chefs or experts at poker, they get to do that. They have a limited number of spaces, and they can fill them with all full pay kids if they wanted to.

There is no reason on Earth why any parent should do something illegal to get a kid into any given school. And there is no reason why any kid should feel crushed if Harvard doesn't choose them. It literally does not matter where that kid goes to school. He has what it takes to succeed, and he will.  Most successful people in the world did not go to Harvard, and lots of people who went to Harvard haven't done a dang thing with the degree. It is not and never has been the degree that makes the person; the name on the degree that matters is your own.[/quote]

Your argument may be valid but the issue is not limited only to Harvard. The issue extends to all top schools including Yale, Princeton, Stanford, MIT (lesser extend), Columbia, Penn, Dartmouth, Brown, Chicago, NW, Duke etc. down the line. This would not be an issue if it was limited to Harvard.[/quote]

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