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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a lottery at big schools. No. Your kid didn't not get into UMD because they did robotics or played the cello. UMD does not care that deeply about your child. They do not care if their ECs were cliches or exciting and different.

It's also not helpful or particularly kind to chime in with stories about how all the enrichment art classes you paid for is what helped your kid get in.

It's a lottery.

What I sincerely advise is that every one of you should get your mind off of big schools--sure, send your kid to a big school if you want, that's fine--but stop thinking the "rank" of a school with 30,000 students matters one iota. It rarely does. Every big research U in the country has opportunities. So do many smaller universities and many smaller schools.

Here's what Blair SMCS can get you for sure: money. Get as much merit aid as you can from wherever you can and launch your brilliant kid in a space where they aren't just a number in a lottery, one out of 250 in a class taught by TAs. [/quote]

I am the arts poster. I do agree w/ you about being successful at a variety of schools, but you really missed my point. All the way around. It isn't strictly a lottery. (Sure, it can feel like it when you don't know what the schools are looking for in their class).  My kids stood our, not because of "art classes," but because of cultivated talents demonstrated through awards and portfolios. BTW, we didn't pay a lot for classes. A lot less than others were paying for various CTY or AOPS! They also had excellent essays -- writing sometimes gets overlooked by the STEM community, and it's important.

Re: UMD. It's a great school and does care about your cello, but cares more about your stats. And stats will also help w/ merit at merit schools (as PP mentioned).
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If you are majoring in music or even minoring or willing to be on the marching band, they do care about your musical ability and offer HS kids opportunities as well, so they wouldn't offer those programs if they don't care.[/quote]

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