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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Disappointment here is rough. We all know (even DC) that they will get over it. But there is no excitement. DC was accepted to two foundational schools, deferred one; WL one target and reject two others; rejected two reaches.

He has excellent stats including 1500+ SAT. DC private. I’m a little worried the lesson he will learn is, “I worked my ass off when I could have been goofing off more, and I still only got in the same school as Larlo who has way worse grades and doesn’t try.”[/quote]

The worst part is some of the parents [b]maneuvering their kids into ivies under the guise of "playing a sport" - when they are practically on the sideline[/b]s.  How do you explain that to a kid, when the school is not that big, and the class knows full well where everyone ranks? A kid at the bottom of the class going to an ivy?  I know it's an important "life lesson" - doesn't make it not bullsh*t. [/quote]

Sorry, can you explain the bolded to me. I don't know what it means.[/quote]

Akin to "Operation Varsity Blues" - the kid barely plays a sport, is at the bottom of the class academically, but the mom bribes their way into a prestigious college - many levels above where the kid would have been otherwise. Not that hard to understand, and happening more than you would ever expect. It is in some people's nature to cheat the system, because in their mind "everyone does it". Sickening for the kids (maybe OP's kid, I don't know) who are at the top of the class. [/quote]

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