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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The real answer is there is just a lot of randomness to the process. People try to justify the results after and sometimes it is possible to come up with a rationale, but a lot of it is just chance.[/quote]

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After a certain point there is a lot of luck involved. If you have a child who tests well, with perfect or near perfect greats, great recommendations, is involved in activities at a strong level and interviews well it becomes about luck. Believe me there are a ton of these kids who meet all the criteria above.

You might be the No. 2 chess kid in the state but if No. 1 is also applying you might be out out luck. Same for if they are looking for a PG for the basketball team and there's a bigger and faster kid than yours even if yours plays for a top AAU team. Maybe your child is a top swimmer but another swimmer with similar times is URM that year and has nearly identical top grades, scores and recommendations.

DC was accepted at 2 Big 3s and one other very competitive school often discussed in conjunction with the Big 3 schools but in looking at other admitted students I could tell you 10 other kids we know who had the same resumes. [/quote]

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