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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Celeb kids did well. Violet affleck to Yale and Moses Martin to brown [/quote]

Are you under the impression they were admitted on the merits?[/quote]

I can’t see Jennifer Garner being sneaky like that. She seems like a very involved but down to earth mom with humble values(West Virginian) Will be interesting to see in two years where and if JLo’s twins will go to college [/quote]

She wouldn’t have to be sneaky. I’m sure her daughter is bright but we know how hard it is to get into Yale. I’m sure Yale was aware of who her parents are and these schools obviously have an interest in admitting these celeb kids.[/quote]

This. I'm sure Violet had a good application and she went to a HS that is a well known Ivy feeder. But there's no question her application goes in another pile from those if other [b]highly qualified Harvard-Westlake grads[/b]. Schools know whose parents are well connected, wealthy, or can capture lots of positive media attention and those apps get flagged for special consideration.[/quote]

Violet did not go to Harvard-Westlake and she is a national merit scholar. [/quote]

My bad I thought she went to H-W. I see now she's a Marlborough grad. This honestly makes her Yale admittance likely even more dependent on her parents' fame. While H-W always has Yale admits Marlborough does not. No legacy status. No hook other than high test scores and grades... and being the kid of an A-list actor and director and his very famous and wealthy ex-wife.

Again I'm sure she's a very bright and accomplished young woman but there is no question that "Violet Affleck"'s application package goes in a special category separate from other very bright and accomplished applicants. It gets an extra look and there's a thumb on the scale.[/quote]

+1[/quote]

This has been going on forever. Does anyone think Jodi Foster and Brooke Shields truly outshone other applicants?  Celebs and their kids just need to meet minimums.[/quote]

Jodie Foster? Absolutely. She was nominated for an Oscar at age 14 and was fully fluent in French after attending a French immersion school in LA. I think it is well known and discussed that she was a highly gifted child. Unless you think an Oscar nomination doesn’t really “count” as a national level award since it isn’t STEM related. [/quote]

+1
Jodi Foster was always known to be brilliant.  Pretty sure Brooke Shields was too.  [/quote]

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