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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, I am genuinely stunned by the backlash the OP's posted piece has received. I have a completely opposing view of it. And let me clarify that I [b]VERYYYYYY[/b] much dislike NCS, due to the culture. I would not even consider applying for my straight A, high SSAT, URM (uniquely diverse) daughter. Never! With that out of the way...

I fully understood the points being conveyed by the author. The young lady is simply at a crossroads of identity exploration, as many are at that age during freshman year of college. It does not strike me as whining, but rather seeking to carve her own path in life, and one that is valid and appreciated as her own instead of a mere replication of her preceding parents (+other family members). Being in that situation at any university would be difficult, and is only amplified at any Ivy. As much as I detest NCS, and the widely-reported negative experience of URM girls there (in large part, on account of girls like the author), I still appreciate her human experience and the challenges of maturation into adulthood. This seems to be my unpopular opinion (shrugs). Compassion for all human struggles, despite SES/privilege, goes a long way and can extend to struggles starkly different from our own. My immigrant parents would be her parents' literary foil, yet I cannot/wouldn't condemn her for struggling to establish herself as an individual. Just my thoughts.
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You sound weirdly obsessed with NCS and weirdly braggy. My daughter is also OMG a URM and I can’t imagine being this obnoxious. Get over yourself. [/quote]

Do you have a condition/disorder that hinders reading comprehension?? Perhaps that is why your response is so severely disconnected from my post. What are you talking about? It is befuddling. I simply clarified that I do not have an angle that would therefore 'justify' my compassion towards the author. I am being objective. What segment of my post is bragging - indicating that my daughter would be a worthy candidate? And, having an awareness of the school's widely-reported toxicity qualifies as being "weirdly obsessed"? Opting out of application to avoid documented toxicity makes me "obnoxious"?

You sound triggered, rabid, and illogical. 
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Ok. That’s a lot of wordy justification. So objective, just knee jerk detesting something. Much logic. Very intimidating.[/quote]

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