Reply to will eagle scout help get into Penn State?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "will eagle scout help get into Penn State?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one gets into college because they're an Eagle Scout. [/quote]

Yeah.  That's not true.  Clearly you don't know much about Eagle Scout.  [b]Not only did it get one of my kids into a great college[/b], but it was what got him a fantastic job after graduation. The hiring manager was also Eagle.  He flat out told my son his Eagle Scout was the tie breaker.  I wish my other boys had stayed with it. [/quote]

B.S. -- name the "great college" being an Eagle Scout got your kid into or it didn't happen.

URM status, grades, SAT all vastly more important. [/quote]

That's a total straw man argument -- no one said those things were less important.  There are plenty of schools that can fill their classes with very well qualified applicants from the standpoint of grades and test scores many times over.  Clearly being an URM is a "hook." [b] The question is, all other things being equal, is being an Eagle Scout an advantage over other similarly situated people.  The answer is yes.[/b] Obtaining the rank of Eagle Scout takes long-term commitment that is not required for the vast majority of extracurricular activities.  It shows the ability to stick with something and follow through.  [/quote]

It may be viewed favorably, but all things are never equal.  Selective schools don't really care. Maybe Penn State, but that's not hard to get into anyway.[/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