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Our soon to be valedictorian of a top private (and probably on financial aid)  did not get into an IVY but multiple 25-50% ranked kids with legacy were accepted.  An AA child that currently takes the lowest math level just go into an IVY too.    It has been a VERY awkward week in school for a lot of these kids.  They see the rich and URM's getting in and the middle and lower income white kids, getting deferred or rejected.  
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That doesn't mean the valedictorian won't get in RD. The early decision bump goes to the hooked. Everyone knows that.[/quote]

I am the PP. Some of the rich have legacy, some don’t have any hooks. The URM aren’t hooked with anything but their skin color. We are talking about nice kids but not the top of the class by any means. In a school that talks about treating everyone equally, it is quite apparent college’s do not. Money or minority is what gets you in these days. [/quote]

Why do you assume the URM aren't hooked except for skin color?  My kids are black and their dad went to an ivy.  They don't generally mention where their dad went to school to their peers because they don't view it as relevant to their friendships.[/quote]

Don’t bother engaging. The story is probably not true and just another made up so the OP can push some white grievance agenda.   People like the OP make up these stories to excuse the failures of their children and themselves.   If we switched to a pure merit system, they’d complain that Asians were gaming the system by working too hard. They will only be satisfied if their less qualified white children comprise the vast majority of slots at elite colleges. [/quote]

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