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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are still not able to comprehend that with a mid-year GPA from TJ 4.4X, SAT close to 1600, very good ECs, my child got rejected from all Ivies applied, waitlisted in a few T20 schools mostly private and UVA. We are trying to understand what went wrong. Really bothering us for the last couple of months how this can happen with this profile. Was GPA too low?. Did rigor matter at all?. They take the hardest courses but kids from other schools get into T20 schools with less grade or rigor.[/quote]

Ivies hate TJ. Sorry. Don't shot the messenger. It is what it is.[/quote]

There is some of this too.  Reputation for being grinders and cheaters.  I assume that teacher recs mean a LOT. [/quote]

Every kid from our pvt high school that got into Ivy+ were well liked kids who added a lot to the community.  Not just "volunteered at xyz", but at their actual high school.  Tutors, Peer Counselors, etc.  All of them had good personalities and were funny and happy.  The recs, I think are  huge missing piece.  Two hypothetical examples of LORs for to students. Student #1 4.0 UW SAT 1580; Student #2 3.8UW SAT 1520:

"Student #1 is a very good student.  They are always well prepared for class.  They consistently are among the top performers in the entire school.  [b]Grades are very important to them, and they make sure that they always work hard to ensure that their grades are the best in the class. [/b] Indeed, they have the highest grades of any student that I have taught, and I have taught this class for 10 years.  [b]They are intensely focused on academic succes[/b], and will work tirelessly to achieve their goals"

"Student #2 was one of my favorite students of all time.  In addition to being one of my best students, I always looked forward to hearing them speak in class and their participation was always welcomed by the other students.  Their questions were always very good, and sometimes wound up challenging the way I thought about the material that I presented.  When I think of student #2, I think about her great smile and her funny quips that made the class enjoyable for other students.  She was never disruptive, but always had a great sense of humor that lightened up a class that had an intense workload sometimes.  During study halls, I would often see student #2 helping her other classmates work through difficult homework assignments.  She was a valued member of our community, she had great school spirit and she will be missed greatly.  Obviously her grades speak for themselves, and I don't doubt that she will be successful at the most academically rigorous colleges in the country."

Who do you want in your student body at Yale?[/quote]
Pretty crappy teacher to write such a crappy letter. The teacher was likely bitter that the student had challenged them in class![/quote]

You are why teachers are leaving the profession in droves. [/quote]

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