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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fair is fair.  Schools should publish their admissions criteria. Levelnthenplaying field and we all rise together. [/quote]

You aren't getting it.

They'll never publish that because that might restrain them from doing what they want to do. And much of their decision is based on subjective things and their needs are very fluid from year to year.

The playing field is not level. Legacies, athletes, special talents, special attributes, who you are "connected" to, how much money you have (Financial Aid required? Potential Gifts, etc.), the family's reputation and status in the community they care about, where you went to middle school and the school's need to keep that relationship, etc., etc, etc. all have potential weight.

Is it "fair"? Depends on who decides what is fair. Legacy families think they should get preference because of decades of involvement and support sometimes from multiple generations and family members.[/quote]

They’ll never publish because it would actually make things like test scores and grades much more important in the process. I have no experience with Visi but my daughter was accepted to very competitive schools with mediocre test scores. We had no hook-just great kid who interviews very well and is very well liked in community (glowing recs). This is not quanitifiable. Private schools in the area are not just looking for high test scores and grades. They are looking for interesting kids with differing strengths. The grades and test scores are necessary to make sure they can do the work. [/quote]

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