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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It feels a little strange as the parent of a senior finishing up HS in a month to watch this board shift from our cohort to the next without missing a beat. And I can see all of the same questions coming up again like clockwork. I really want rising senior parents to see how much the landscape has changed from what they likely [i]think[/i] they understand about the process to ensure their kids have great options at this time next year. So, jr. parents, take a deep dive into this forum (read back starting from this time last year and check out posts that seem relevant) and happy learning. Best wishes![/quote]

+1 (also parent of a senior). I agree.

And maybe one of the worse parts of the entire process was explaining to my baby boomer parents how the landscape has changed and how little Larlo, with his mostly As and Bs, isn't getting into Harvard, despite his part time job and recreational sports. Meanwhile, my kid is happy and so am I.[/quote]

I’m a baby boomer parent.  It never occurred to me that my own kids, who had better records than you have described, were ever getting into Harvard-level colleges.  Sounds like your beef is with your own parents, not a whole generation.  Stop being ageist. [/quote]

Stop being judgmental. Your two kids fo not make you a great kid a college admissions. . What the experienced PPs are trying to say is that due to a host of reasons, competition for top slot has become fierce. Harvard will announce after Monday that something like 2.5% of all applicants got in last year. The same is true for all other top universities, top SLACs and top publics (did you know last year’s entering class at UVA had at the 75th percentile a 4.63, meaning 25z% had higher? And a 35 ACT? And 56,000 applications to fill 4500 seats?). The whole game of college admissions is played on a different field tgs. Whe. You or I applied. Explaining that to parents and grandparents is part of the course. Also explaining to the. That most quality internships (if you are fortunate to get one) are unpaid. My MIL still doesn’t get that it why there were no jobs for high schoolers or college aged kids during COViD. And the d Penske (get your parents and grandparents on your side to help )! My own slac is now $82k a year. Using my own fees and adding clarion, it should be around $28,000.[/quote]

Either you typed this on your phone and didn't care to spell/grammar/common sense check or you wasted money at your SLAC.  :lol:  :lol: [/quote]

I did type it on my phone while being a passenger in a moving car. Why are you so judgmental and nasty?[/quote]

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