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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Those of us who still know our scores from many years ago know them because we have older children and we have had to have conversations with grandma about why our children are not attending the schools that we attended. Our parents in particular me remember schools like Middlebury as being almost like safeties or easy to get into. times have certainly changed.[/quote]

I find this thread very interesting in that it's clear that stats that would have meant admission "back in the day" would not fly today.  Why is that?  Are there just more kids and more competition?  Or is it among the UMC, students are being pushed to do more and it's an arms race?  Like I was a high achiever in HS in the mid-90s, but I didn't start thinking much about college until sophomore year, unlike kids now who seem to be gunning for Ivy from elementary on.

FWIW, DH teaches at a university and he tells me that he doesn't find the kids any smarter or more impressive than we were (despite their higher stats), so is it all a race to nowhere?[/quote]
I think a big thing is that kids are now applying to sooo many schools. I applied to 5 in 1987 and people thought that was a lot. Now, 5 would almost be on the low side assuming no EA/ED. [/quote]

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