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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn’t get into the colleges I wanted to go to and that everyone around me thought I would get in — many students have this experience.

Did I sue?  No.  I went to my safety school, studied hard, and later transferred to my top-choice school.

There are no guarantees.  It is a subjective process and luck plays a big role.[/quote]

You were not wronged in the process. That is the point of the case. Not knows what your academic profile looks like[/quote]

How do you know it’s a perfect process? If you really want to accuse the school, you can always find out something improper.   The majority of people are reasonable so they won’t do that. From any aspect the girl did not have a profile that guaranteed his admission. She didn’t have any impressive national level awards for academics (math, writing, debating, Intel, etc.) or ECs. I have heard enough stories about students winning national awards not getting into the Ivies they wanted to attend.[/quote]

She appears to hold Sidwell’s school record for the 100 meter dash.
https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/SchoolRecords.aspx?SchoolID=14932

She also ran track at Penn. I would call that an impressive EC.

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athletic preferences at ivy league schools are such a scam. i love that brown university has the same number of varsity athletes as the university of michigan. to get on a team at michigan -- say, swimming, well, you are probably going to the olympics. brown? not so much.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/bribery-scandal-points-to-the-athletic-factor-a-major-force-in-college-admissions/2019/06/12/b2fc39dc-7e3a-11e9-8bb7-0fc796cf2ec0_story.html?utm_term=.47fe1be14688[/quote]

Not the point. [b]She was DC state champ who continues to hold a sidwell school record five years after she left, not a kid who pretended to be on a crew team on instagram. She was qualified candidate with much to offer. [/b][/quote]

She may have had an impressive track record, but it doesn't mean she was at the level where they were interested in recruiting her. Just being very good at a sport doesn't do you any good if you don't reach recruitment level. It seems to me she was right at the cusp of that level. [/quote]

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