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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I think what is upsetting people is they think w good grades, great scores and ECs, it would be easy to get into the top 20 or ivies.[/b] Problem is there is grade inflation so it is difficult to judge the caliber of the student. Then you have the prepping that favors those who can afford them. Legacies and $$$ gives an advantage more than peuple realized. So for the average person who did their best, it would be pure luck to get into the top 20s and to have this scandal revealing how the wealthy group who already have a leg up in admissions trying to tilt it further, is defiantly depressing.[/quote]

Poorly calibrated expectations are the root of the problem.  People greatly underestimate the amount of chance that is involved in the college admissions process.

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I am PP and I agree. They need to think in numbers: let’s use Dartmouth. There are 2000 seats. So u have a DD applying. That means 1000 seats. 25% of Dartmouth admits are athletes- small school w lots of sports teams. Not an athlete? That leaves 750 spots. Let’s say 10%-15% each for legacies, URM, first gen, wealthy/development cases, international, musical talent (they need musicians also) - there will be overlap so let’s use lowerbound of 10%. This total around 500 kids. So we are left with 250 spots at best for all the unhooked kids...if this shows how much pure luck it is for the remaining.[/quote]

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