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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes and there are a few other great schools that a few girls have not listed. Some Ivy’s.
Who can blame them, it seems not matter what these girls achieve it is somehow not good enough.
No wonder these kids are stressed. I am feeling a lot of sympathy for OP’s daughter at this point.
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For the love, this thread was not knocking the college admissions of NCS kids but rather trying to determine if any of the highly ranked colleges admitted girls solely based on academic achievement — or rather if you also needed to be athletic recruit, URM or legacy.  I think it was determined that most girls did indeed have the other factor.

There was also another question about whether academic girls (without hooks) were getting into other schools that are highly regarded (I think there was a list somewhere) such as Notre Dame or Northwestern… this devolved into a thread about the terror and inaccuracy of the ranking system and the moral bankruptcy and idiocy of anyone who cares or relies on such rankings. We never got an answer as best as I could tell.

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OP, please read what you wrote in your original post. Here's a snippet: I'm getting freaked out by the schools that girls outside of the above categories are attending.

It was a mean and derogatory post about the colleges that many of your child's schoolmates are attending, that simply aren't good enough for your child. You mentioned how hard she works, to clearly imply that the girls with "hooks" don't have to to work as hard. You started it. You cannot come on here claiming a different intent. Your daughter has to work hard to get good grades and doesn't have the interest or stamina to do that and play sports. Fine, but don't criticize the girls who can do both. [/quote]

I am not OP but rather a poster who has a similar profile kid, hence my interest in this thread. FWIW, I didn’t take the original thread the way others did.  I thought “the tell it to me straight” and “freaked out” was an attempt at disarming humor.  I think one inferred different tones, depending on the profile of your kid.  [/quote]

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