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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]It's just the world you're in OP. In my world the kids were all professors kids and went to top schools, so it's normal.[/b] I don't know what else to tell you. The fact is that it's not that hard to get into Duke Law if you have great LSATs, great undergrad record, and something in your background indicating you actually want to be a lawyer. Those schools are filled with "lily white" kids who are very smart and very hard working, contrary to the fever dreams of people obsessed with how "URMs" and "hooked" kids are ruining their kids chances. Ultimately if you are very smart (ie top 95-99% standardized test scores), and work hard (ie good grades) you are going to get into good schools and grad schools.

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Then why do I know so many middle class kids with top grades, super high SAT scores, and good extracurriculars that  have been rejected by the likes of UVA?  What pray tell are these professor families doing that other middle class families of similar incomes, aren't?[/quote]

In a word, they're smarter. There's a difference between 90% and 99%.

But anyway, actual research shows that the vast majority of kids with elite credentials get into at least 1 elite schools. And those great kids who didn't get into UVA still went to very good colleges I'm sure. [/quote]

Please give an example of what kind of other "very good college" kids who didn't get into UVA went to?  Most middle class families can't afford to send their kids to private colleges, so if their high achieving students don't get into the state flagship, they are either going to a lesser state school or a private school that offers generous merit aid and thus would be considerably lower ranking. [/quote]

I think people in DCUM land have a warped view of what UMC is.  People here who make $400,000 see themselves as UMC.  $200,000 in this area is UMC and with 2 or more children, it is very hard to save for college and still provide your children with the lifestyle/experiences that will make them likely to get accepted into a top college in the first place.

If they're saving from birth, which they should be, UMC families will be able to pay full freight for private by the time the kid is 18. That will give your kid an edge for the top SLACs that have gotten so expensive, they need to start considering the ability to pay in admissions.[/quote][/quote]

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