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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]in canada, but consider mcgill - straightforward admissions by numbers. [/quote]
All Canadian schools do this.[/quote]
almost all colleges globally do this.[/quote]

Yes, the US's admissions process is more about societal engineering than academic qualifications.[/quote]

Stop being bitter.
Admit you played the wrong game and lost and move on. You will do better for your other kids.

I suggest listening to Lee coffin‘s podcast. Today was the conclusion of season 7 and they both talked so poignantly about one current senior’s essay that they remembered about pancakes made by his mother. They said they will never remember the details of any random research that kids drone on and on about, but they remember the essays that shed insight into who the applicants are as human beings, what they value, and what they will, most importantly, bring to the community - outside of the classroom.
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OMG how can you believe this BS. [/quote]
NP. Because admissions offices are still staffed by human beings and human beings still currently make admissions decisions at schools like Dartmouth. Many such human beings are moved by pathos. In that vein, Dartmouth got about 31,000 applications to fill a class of about 1,100. After an initial cull, everyone they seriously consider has incredible stats. So the little things like a memorable essay or the peer recommendation that shows an applicant's good nature can make a difference.

When my DD went through the process last cycle, I listened to a million podcasts and read 3-4 books by former admissions officers, and they say the same thing. Either there's an incredibly well-coordinated, sweeping, and intricate conspiracy that transcends the nation's many admissions offices and officers to hide "the real reasons applicants gets offers" or they're telling the truth. I'm going with Occam's Razor on this one.[/quote]

Agree with you.

And I think people don’t spend enough time understanding that who you are as a “community member” is extraordinarily important to these schools, after you meet the baseline for grades/ rigor/ test scores. The community aspect, especially at a small school, is critical to understand; showing how you would fit in in campus life is central.

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The perception of an applicant as a member of the community is important, especially if the good personal qualities of the applicant contradict the stereotypes developed by the AO before they get to the essays.  [/quote]

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