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Schools made their decision this year: they wanted to shake things up and decided that they would reject (or, WL...so soft reject) stellar students. I think the reality of that is just beginning to settle in form many of this years applicants (especially as there is so little waitlist movement). Plenty of high stat kids were shut out of top schools. That was the radical change this year. Say what you will about the larger objectives, there is no way this year's applicants should have been forced to accommodate an enormous sea-change in admissions. It is simply not fair.[/quote]

My kid (3.9+ UW, 1560 SAT) got WL by VT. He's grown up with every advantage, and if someone with lower stats who's an URM or a first generation student, that seems pretty fair to me. [/quote]

Not doubting your sincerity. But a better way to help URM students is to give your noble efforts earlier. While kids are still in grade schools, form study groups with URM kids, discuss and review class materials together, remind each other to submit home work in time and help out and support each other. Not at the competition time. You can't give an URM contestant the prize after a Jeopardy game just by saying he/she should have the prize because he/she comes from an URM family. Don't you feel that would be insulting?[/quote]

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