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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is at an Ivy that has gotten some bad press for “exclusive club culture.” She applied/tried out for a ton of things freshman year and got plenty of rejections but some nice opportunities too. Here’s the thing - [b]clubs are student run and have budgets. You can’t have 200 kids on thr debate team or any other group/club, it would be chaos.[/b] And these kinds of schools are filled with students who want to do ALL THE THINGS so if course there are going to be more interested students than spots. [b]But these schools also have plenty of clubs that are open to anyone and casual[/b], and ambitious students start new ones all the time. It works out. The key is not to set your heart on a particular club or activity and to cast the net wide[/quote]

The bolded are inconsistent. You say some clubs are casual and open to anyone. The question is why are so many at score schools not?[/quote]

PP here. Not inconsistent at all it just depends on what they do. Debate and model UN that travel and have to run practices etc have a finite number of spots. A Capella groups can only have so many singers for their arrangements. The outdoors and rock climbing clubs happily accept anybody who shows up. Volunteer/service opportunities abound and always need folks. Consulting clubs are smallish but many schools have a bunch. Certainly you can understand some activities have a “more than merrier“ quality while others have limited places. And not long ago at my DD’s school (Yale) after the debate/mock trial/MUN tryouts wrapped up some students who didn’t get in decided to start a Moot Court team and now - tah-dah, new club and opportunities. [/quote]

+++ this. 
Calm down parents, some limits have to exist and students can join open clubs or start something new! These kids apparently were leaders and resourceful and go-getters and resilient and intellectually curious, to be able to get in in the first place. They can use that do find or make opportunities. And, furthermore, why exactly is it so horrible to face rejection? Many of them have never had so much rejection. That is ok! Rejection and disappointment is a part of life. They will face it looking for jobs or applying for med school, etc. They had better get used to it and learn how to cope. Dust off, cry for a bit, and get back up and try for something else. [/quote]

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