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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I expect that schools that remain TO will see increasing application numbers, particularly those that are already perceived as being exclusive. [/quote]

This will be interesting. The T10s that reinstated tests will have application numbers go down because the dummies will no longer apply to them and the TOS will get even more applicants.  I’m guessing USNWR will change rankings because no way the Ivies ate going to tolerate TOs falsely moving up in this numbers game.[/quote]

And your post, with the stupid gaming of the rankings and colleges' influence, is why this entire thing is such a sham. [/quote]

+1000 
Do wish the apps could add a few Qs:

1) How much did you pay for college consulting and test prep?
2) How much did you pay for club/travel sports? 
3) Describe any ways that you compromised your integrity to get your GPA? (I have so much to say about this….but not the right thread)
4) Did your parents force you to stay in an activity, sport, or club (or develop your own nonprofit/club/fill-in-the-blank) even though you derived no joy or sense of your own agency in said endeavor?

Major problems, DCUM. TBH I’m not sure I want my kid competing for a “top” spot. I am concerned about the peer group. 😳[/quote]

The great thing about these colleges is the wide variance when it comes to the kids. While there are students who had the best of the best resources afforded to them, there are also students who did not avail of them whether by choice or circumstance.

To answer the above for my own who got into 4 out of 6 T10s she applied to:

(1) $0
(2) no club sports. Only high school sports and paid the same minimal sports fee as everyone else.
(3) no - although [b]with the high school being close to a title 1,[/b] perhaps grade inflation is an issue. That's what one gets I suppose when over 80% of students do not have any after high school plans
(4) no - she quit a couple of sports before settling on what she liked. And even then, sports was something to keep them busy. No delusions of being a collegiate athlete. LOL
     no non-profits - who has time for that?
     we valued down time as a family so beyond regular volunteering within the community when it was needed, I cannot say DC was a trailblazer in that arena

I think we incorrectly assume that these top schools are filled with students who are on the brink of negotiating world peace or discovering the cure to cancer when I would confidently say that most kids in these top schools are filled with normal above-average/smart kids who just happened to get lucky when their admissions file was read.

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We are talking about completely different caliber high schools. No one walks on teams at top high schools. And rigor cannot be compared to what is offered at a Title 1. It is such an unbalanced playing field. “Normal smart” will not end up at top schools from our area, unfortunately. Hope the fall of TO will help give our kids a chance again, but I won’t hold my breath with all the pricey test prep programs. Glad your kid got to live a balanced h.s. life and gain acceptance to a school of choice. [/quote]

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