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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Could it be that admissions counselors feel that someone with the privileges he has should have no problem getting these grades and scores, and that getting them in that social context is far from the impressive feat that many people assume it must be? The system is set up to reward those with the good fortune like you, me, and our kids to be born into stable families with educated parents and access to great schools and financial stability. Could it be that simply following orders to maintain an extremely comfortable lifestyle is not the key ingredient of success? You have given no hints about the things that motivate your DC and make him unique. [/quote]

No. Smart is smart.[/quote]

My brother had lowish high school grades and astoundingly high SAT scores.  It reads to admissions folks as "lazy as hell."  In my brother's case it was true.  Today, you might also assume that someone was prepped a lot to get the high SAT scores.  But a 3.6 and high SAT scores reads a bit like "he could have gotten A's but he's kind of lazy."  My brother only got into one college, the really expensive one.  Good thing my parents made a lot of money.  I don't and my kids would have been screwed.[/quote]

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