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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am so reluctant to be one of those people that jumps on op, and yet…get it together op!

Your kid sounds very smart and like a great kid. No, that doesn’t mean he has great chances for an ivy bc there aren’t enough seats for anyone save kushners to have a “great chance.”

Yes, pointy-ness may be a deciding factor for a tiny fraction of the pointy kids who apply but it’s not some unfair advantage-the schools from whatever reason have decided they want more rodeo clowns and hot air balloon pilots, that’s their call.

Your son is smart enough to have a chance and the ability to do well there probably-that means he will do great wherever he lands.

You need to get your head out of your A ss and stop focusing on highly rejective schools before you infect your son with your prestige fixated nonsense. Seriously-do better.

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The quality of the private school matters.
At most privates you don’t need to be that pointy. Just have a defined interest and show (minor) alignment with major.[/quote]

Your arrogance is palpable.[/quote]

I don’t think it’s arrogant. I think it’s true. Not all private schools are the same. They have their own matriculation trends.

Read the “levels” thread and the other private/public thread linked for Peet’s sake. 
If a 3.5uw from an elite NY private gets you into Vanderbilt ED, the “quality” of that private is determinative in T20 outcomes.[/quote]

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