Reply to do private high schools manage who applies where

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "do private high schools manage who applies where"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is that guiding partly because they have a broader view of the class as a whole so they can be realistic with each student?  Is there a way to say that the student is welcome to apply but within the HS there are a lot of kids applying to the same place and based on this student’s profile they may want to reconsider?  [/quote]

Exactly. It's actually not a big conspiracy to only support the wealthiest kids. I've had 3 kids go through this at a top private. 
College guidance knows the whole picture and knows that if your unhooked kid is applying at the same time as 2 legacy kids with strong grades then your kid's chance of admission is very slim. They don't want to see your kid waste their ED and then be disgruntled later on when they only have safety options.  I have seen this happen time and time again. Kids waste their ED on a moon shot and then fall way down. But parents at these schools don't like this. Frankly they are used to being to get their way in life. [/quote]

I don’t think legacy gives much boost nowadays.  They got rejected or deferred all the time.  Donors? Yes.  School counselor should not give preferential support to legacy.[/quote]

At top private schools it's often multi-generational legacies who have served on parent committees, given money for decades, etc.  It's not your generic legacies. It's people who have lived and breathed the Ivy in their professional lives and family lineage.  
The "regular" legacy kids don't do as well. 
Even legacy has it's hierarchy. 
[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics