Reply to So much disappointment this week

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "So much disappointment this week"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC is at an Ivy and there aren’t that many Black and Latinos. They count Asians in their minority numbers and the rich international minorities. What there a lot of is rich boarding or prep school kids.

At DC’s school 40% of the freshman class was from private school yet only 10% of students attend private school in this country.

[/quote]

The reason the representation of private school kids is so high is because, on average,[b] their numbers are much higher and their ECs are much stronger than those of public school kids[/b].[/quote]

No, it’s because private school kids are rich legacies, athletes, and connected. [/quote]

Sports are ECs. And their test scores are higher on average because private schools can choose who they will accept. I'm not even remotely saying private schools are 'better' because of that. They just have the luxury of choosing kids who will have a greater opportunity of admission to highly selective colleges and turning down those who won't.[/quote]

I think colleges, when they have the choice of two rich, white or Asian kids, one from a private and one from public, will go with the private school kid. It’s more of a sure bet. They know the kid had to jump through at least a little hoop to get into the private and are assured of the rigor. Also, private school counselors have better relationships with the top schools and know the students better, and therefore can better sing their praises.[/quote]

Maybe they just know public schools did not provide an education during Covid.  And that grades in publics are inflated.  [/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