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[quote=Anonymous][quote=SAM2]Hold the phone! Did someone say "glazed donut"? Because I really like donuts.

And by the by, I don't understand PP's claim that any student from private who lacks legacy/connections/diversity/athletics will be disadvantaged at college admissions. If you're applying to college from a local public school, you'll be competing against all those same people. And while some colleges might put some maximum limit on the number of students from a particular private school, it's not like we're talking strict max/min quotas here that will have much impact. Sure the legacy/athletes/diversity people might benefit from a lower bar for admissions to colleges, but that doesn't mean the colleges won't accept other candidates who can meet the higher admissions criteria for someone without those characteristics. If Penn has already decided to admit 3 GDS students who are legacy/athletes/diversity, it's not going to close the door on a 4th GDS student that is fully qualified.  Similarly, if Penn has not found any legacy/athletes/diversity students from Whitman that meet its admissions criteria, it's not going to lower the admissions criteria for some kid without those characteristics.

I will be busy eating my donuts. Please explain your thinking further.[/quote]

Sorry for the sarcasm.  I chose to call the PP naive, but I felt like calling her much worse.  And I like glazed donuts too - that was a point about PP's elitism.  She displayed an incredible smugness about private versus public, and one that's wrong-headed in many ways.  I found it very offensive, and maybe responded too strongly.  But she needs to be shaken up, too.

Actually, I think Penn might turn down the 4th GDS student.  From looking at privates' exmissions lists (yes, I have a kid in private), it looks like the top schools (Ivy and other) only take a few kids from each class.  If those slots are claimed by legacies or athletes, then other kids don't get in.  I may have exaggerated (just a tad) to make a point to the oblivious PP I was responding to, but I wasn't exaggerating much.  You can find this sort of information in books like The Price of Admission, which DH and I read with amazement.  Or, just go to the schools that post exmissions data, and check out their lists.
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