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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This happened in my high school, where a girl checked the box while coming from a European Mexican family on one side and an old money WASP family on the other.  She hyphenated to include the Spanish last name legally but when she introduced herself or had her name in anything like a school concert she just used her WASP last name.  She got into every school and ended up going to a top 2 SLAC.  She of course dropped the Spanish last name after....doesn’t seem like she should have gotten the boost but it’s not a perfect system.[/quote]

You saw her application?  Then in addition to knowing what she checked, you also know she was otherwise unqualified for admission? How?

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It's not that they're unqualified.  But anyone who's seen this year after year with multiple kids knows the deal, the same way you understand why the star lacrosse or football player gets in to his Ivy ED/EA when none of the academic superstars in the class do.

Spoiler alert:  it's not their essays lol[/quote]

Review Harvard case discovery material related to applicants' information including race, gender etc. My kid's information is in there with name, address etc. redacted.[/quote]

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