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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Remember also that admissions is building a class (and ultimately, a campus and an alumni network). So they need the flashy innovators and prodigies and math whizzes, but they also need joiners, worker bees, charming networkers, “let’s build a croquet course on the quad” people, dreamers, naked mile runners, funny story-tellers, etc. Maybe their marching band is down a few trombones. Maybe their prize faculty hire just got a grant to study underwater basket weaving in Togo, and your DC’s grandmother is Togo’s most renowned basket craftswoman. Maybe they’re full up on surfers but could really use a drag racer, because the admission director’s counterpart at Rival U just got one and will not shut up about it. Point being, after a certain point, you can’t engineer this. There is an element of randomness in the process, and your DC never “deserves” a spot anywhere. [/quote] Your comment should be required reading for all parents going through this craziness. Thank you! Yes! [/quote]
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