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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, if it's any consolation, it's also been a brutal year for all those poor and minority students.  I work for an org that helps low-income students attend college-most of our students are black or latino.  We've been hearing from various admissions offices that there is a huge pool this year, and while many of our students would have been likely admits if they could pay, schools don't want to spend a huge amount of aid on one student with a $0 EFC when they could spread that money around and give several students a decent amount of aid.  It's tough out there.[/quote]

Yes, I've heard that as well. I'm just not a believer in affirmative action. I think it is unconstitutional. [/quote]

But legacy is constitutional?  Even if you couldn't have legacy b/c your parents would not have been able to attend b/c the school did not allow minority students at the time?  This was my story.[/quote]

Doesn't matter. Legacy is not mentioned in the Constitution. Race is.  When you discriminate against white or asian students, it's no different than doing it against black or hispanic, which is something y'all would not support. So why support it for white and asian applicants? [/quote]You sound like the kind of person that if the credentials were blindly identical and your snowflake STILL didn't get in, you would find another excuse for the blame game.[/quote]

The problem with your statement is I'm not really concerned about status schools. I wanted my DD to go to a school that fit her, and she did find that. It was all the peer pressure she was getting from other students in this area (who were getting it from their parents I'm sure) driving her towards applying to highly competitive schools. I would have been happy with community college for the first two years as an inexpensive way to satisfy core courses. If you look at others on this board, especially the GMU vs UVA thread, and look at how GMU is being trashed, you'll see the common attitudes in this area. My son attends GMU in computer science, and they are giving him a fine education. In the end, the people that are ultimately successful not only have the skill set, but can work with others and communicate effectively.  If you want to go into law or medicine, I can see where the big name status schools give an edge. But for the vast majority of people, it's just for the bumper sticker. The only bumper stickers on my car have to do with guitars :)[/quote]

I am sure your son will do great with a degree in computer science from GMU! I would never put any college bumper sticker on my car. Bragging is out. [/quote]

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