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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Gosh these northwestern kids are so painfully awkward on these Wildcat days panels.

Having gone to multiple admitted students days this month, including Vanderbilt, it’s a very different student they are appealing to.

The same kid will likely not like both. This is a question of gut.[/quote]

The Northwestern kids were so nerdy, my kid was ready to leave before the tour even started. Same at Cornell. These kids look like they don’t wash their hair or care about what they wear at all. I recognize this is harsh, but it was a bit shocking. Where do all the smart, super social kids go to school? Are Top 10s weeding the normal kids out? My DC is very smart, but not nerdy. He is into sports (playing and watching), socializing a lot, golfs, hangs out constantly with friends. He would like to join a fraternity. We thought Northwestern (wrong), Duke or Cornell. I am thinking maybe a big state school? UVA, UCLA, UNC, Michigan? Any Ivies fit the bill? [/quote]

They sound like a good fit for UVA. I wouldn’t bother with other top schools, unlikely they’d be admitted anyway.[/quote]

Well, it is unlikely anyone will be admitted given acceptance rates, but someone has to get in. This is what I am asking. How are there so many socially awkward and nerdy kids at these top schools now? DS has stats, rigor, and ECs that put him in the running for top 10-20 schools. At a top private and they have confirmed this. Touring these schools has been eye opening. [/quote]

My kid is literally at one and went to admit days at others. I find it ridiculous that spending a few hours somewhere someone can claim thousands of kids are all unhygienic and socially inept. If you truly think that they won’t be happy at an Ivy or the like. Stats, rigor, and EC’s get denied all day long.[/quote]

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