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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My two Asian cousins from Cali put in close to thirty applications each. [/quote]

I understand. I want my kids to apply to no more then 9 schools but then statistics reveal that as Asians, we have to apply to more schools.[/quote]
That's because you Asians created your own applications arms race. Haven't you noticed that the elite schools are only taking two kids per high school? And then every top kid in the school is submitting 20-30 applications to those top schools? What the heck do you think is going to happen?

My white kid, strong academics and test scores but meh grades, and meh extracurriculars is 5 for 5 on apps to highly ranked competitive schools, both public and private. 4 were good/stretch fits and 1 safety.  Only waiting to hear from one reach school. Start being realistic about the process instead of applying to all reach schools.[/quote]

Do you also tell your black friends about how your white kid has never been pulled over for driving a nice car in a nice neighborhood?[/quote]

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