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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC - 3.975 GPA unweighted at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (one B). Presidential scholar candidate. 36 ACT single sitting. National science award winner.  1st tier ECs. DC Scholastic writing award winner.

White. Full pay.

Rejected at all Ivy schools to which DC applied.

Ridiculous.

If you are not a URM it’s pretty hard out there.[/quote]

If you had left the URM out of your comment, I would have just scrolled on by. Since you did, why don’t you do this? Put 100 pennies on your kitchen table.  Put five pennies to the side. That is the general acceptance rate at the ivies this year. Think about the list of D-1 sports the ivies have.  Think about the spots for the ultra wealthy’s and staff children.  Think about the millions of high school students.  Just being really good at school may not get a kid one of those spots. Stop blaming people of color. Stop.

I think it takes a lot of skill and talent be a top/recruited athlete. Also, there is a lot of risk in the endeavor and it is a hard, long road.  And many of those athletes have the same stats as your child.

Further, your child is a superstar and will do well at college and be happy.

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I’m not the only one who feels this way.   I don’t think recruited athlete should get a break either.  And I am not “blaming” URMs. I am blaming the Ivy league. There is a difference.[/quote]

And yet you only saw fit to mention URMs.  [/quote]

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