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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So if my white kid is a child of divorce and I am effectively a low income single mom (well I have him 99% of the time) is this being a victim or not? I am also an immigrant. [/quote]

50% of marriages end in divorce. So, no big deal there.

Only 10% of ivy students are from divorced families. [/quote]

This is bad advice. Definitely mention that his mom is a single mom somewhere on the application. Also play up the immigrant thing, if possible.. like if it can be weaved into the essay.[/quote]

Top schools already have many immigrants and children of immigrants. It is different if you were a refugee who came here because you were seeking political asylum. Mom’s story would really need to be both compelling and tell something specific about the child’s extraordinary abilities or resilience. Like the mom has PTSD from nearly drowning crossing the Mediterranean on a rubber raft and the DS created a biofeedback app to help her during flashbacks.[/quote]

OMG.   :roll:  This has got to be satire?[/quote]

No one wants to read “My mom is an immigrant and my parents divorced.” That tells nothing about the student. What did the student do with the adversity he or she faced? Admissions is not supposed to be a consolation prize to parents.[/quote]

+1[/quote]

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