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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Harsh comments on this thread. Didn’t read them all

To the OP, I think college acceptances are a big farce. We pretend like if this child just had diff ECs or something else her outcomes would have been different.  I know two kids admitted to Ivies this cycle that are very average (no leadership, hard working but not brilliant). Why were they admitted? Because they come from rural communities and are economically disadvantaged according to the college’s formula. That gave them the boost to get admitted. Kids from the DC region are on a whole other playing field. It really opened my eyes that admissions is a joke and we are pretending that our kids have some control over the process. [/quote]

Strongly agree. There is nothing wrong with OP’s profile. What’s wrong is a corrupt admissions process that favors rich people through ED, athletes and often legacies and more. No one should be so invested in affirming the current admissions process that they blame this child, especially with racist Asian stereotypes. OP’s kid will do great at any of the colleges she was accepted to. W&M and Pitt seem to have many happy students! OP, I suggest you have this thread locked and stop subjecting yoursef and your kid to these insults.[/quote]

[b]For the final time[/b]: [b]Anyone can do ED.  You just have to run the NPC and be prepared to pay what the school says you "can pay".  If you can't pay what they say, well then you should not ED.  Or if you "could pay but want the opportunity to see what merit offers a kid gets" well then ED is not for you.  But you could choose to ED and pay[/b]
So yeah, kids whose parents have planned and saved for college can ED, and it's not just rich kids.  There are plenty of MC/UMC parents who chose to save and make education a priority.  If you didn't don't complain now
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Glad this is the final time you write this drivel.  Many of us disagree with you.[/quote]

DP - You can disagree all you want, but you would be wrong, and PP is right.

Please tell me what PP typed that you disagree with.[/quote]

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They are just made they chose not to save enough for college and feel entitled.  Not recognizing that the T25 very rarely give merit.  So if you can't afford the school in ED, nothing changes for RD.  And if you are saying, "well if my kid doesn't get into a better school then I'm willing to fork over the $90K/year for your school", then you need to make that choice by Nov 1, or ED isn't the choice for you.  But yes, you do have that choice, you just don't like not being able to compare.  That is literally the definition of what ED means---you are willing to commit without comparing to other options
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