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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like to shove a stick up the a$$ of every poster who says they worked harder at their “big 3” than they did at an elite college.  Do they really think that public school kids at elite colleges just waltzed in after not doing shit in high school?  Those kids worked equally hard if not harder, taking a dozen AP classes or more in order to stand out among the hundreds of kids in their class.  They didn’t have the benefit of a (ridiculously named) “Big 3” to back up their applications so they hard to work harder.

Just STFU already.  You’re not special.  You’re privileged.  There’s a difference. [/quote]

But if they don’t maintain their Big 3 branding, then it will all be for nothing. The more they publicly talk about how intense it is…share notes, groan… the more the brand cements itself in the public sphere…and the AO’s will (hopefully) sweep their kids in…

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[b]But being at big 3 doesn’t mean you’re an intellectual powerhouse[/b]. More often than not it means your parents donated a ton of money and ran the auction in preschool or your K-8 before you got in.  Money talks at the Big 3 and it doesn’t work as well for college unless your parents are going to give 7 figures.  [/quote]

Who said being Big 3 is an intellectual powerhouse?  What people are saying is that the Big 3 gives a sh*tload of work - and even more so for the kids in high rigor math/science classes.  As a result, most Big 3 kids find college isn't a large leap in work....and some even find it to be easier.  This is not some badge of superiority, they are just stating their experience.

Just like some public parents are saying their kids had lighter HS workload than college - I know there are public school kids who worked crazy hard.  It doesn't mean the parent whose child had a different public experience is bragging or feels superior...[/quote]

Eh - there are plenty of “Big 3” students not shooting anywhere near ivies or top LACs that chill and do sports and party.  [/quote]

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