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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That preppy & privileged feel is fading significantly at Princeton. My DS says that it only really exists with the athletes & legacies at the eating clubs. Otherwise, Princeton heavily favors and targets underprivileged kids for admission.[/quote]

Same at Dartmouth. My child is a freshman. There are wealthy boarding school kids but 30% of the students pay nothing. 
There are a ton of FGLI, etc kids.  The downside is that the students are underprepared.  My smart but not a superstar kid finds it super easy and is on the second trimester of 99% or something ridiculous in all courses (has accelerated the rigor when able but a lot of classes have been required). [/quote]

Is your freshman at Dartmouth taking STEM courses? Which ones? I'm surprised academics are that easy now/[/quote]

Yes, they're a STEM major.  
I think a lot of people would be surprised how dumbed down the Ivies are in 2026 in order to accommodate a pretty large cohort of kids who went to suboptimal high schools. [/quote]
Dartmouth has forced medians (mostly B+) to curb grade inflation. So unless your kid is absolutely the top 1 in each class, there is zero chance what you’re saying is true.[/quote]

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