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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m confused by folks calling some Ivy League grads as coddled? Coddled by whom? 
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by the school.  Some elite schools treat their kids as "too big to fail", and don't want to impact their student body average GPA, so they let them withdraw up to the lat week before finals, whereas in big state schools, you can't withdraw that close to finals, and you just take the F or D or whatever, and make it up in the summer.  And big state schools don't hold your hand and treat you like you're "special".[/quote]

You can't withdraw close to finals at Ivies either.

This thread reads like a lot of sour grapes.

Many schools (not just Ivies) care about a diverse student body. The poster who referenced "DEI " admissions as if diversity is bad, clearly has an axe to grind and doesn't understand higher ed.

I don't buy the "double Ivy" poster either. Sure, dude.

Not sure the need for attacks.  Lots of great schools out there. Go with what resonates with you and where you can get in. My kid is at an Ivy for its great teaching, resources,  community, opportunities and financial aid. It's been a fantastic educational experience so far.[/quote]

I'm the double Ivy grad. Glancing at the two diplomas on the wall in my office as I type this with some amusement. You are entitled to believe what you want to believe, but it sounds like you have an axe to grind too if you refuse to recognize that identity politics in admissions comes with a cost of its own. You can only socially engineer so much before you pay a price for it.

As for the hypocrisy in saying "not sure the need for attacks" when you just attacked me  :lol:  the less said the better. [/quote]

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