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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is our example with our 2 white privileged kids, one at IVY, the other at a t25:

2 yrs ago - T25 kid: 1520 SAT 3.9 UW GPA. Violin, volunteering at non profit, sports, denied at all IVYs applied.

Last yr - IVY Kid: 1380 SAT, 3.7 UW GPA. Started business selling his product to 10 different countries and sold it for $40k beginning of Sr year. donated it all to a charity for kids prior to application, was in the local news. Pre-College summer program in Europe before Sr yr. Sport in HS. Accepted at 3 IVYs and 2 t20.[/quote]

That is impressive and you can see exactly what made the difference. It is demonstrable initiative, innovation and social consciousness. Well done your kid.  :wink: [/quote]

Absolutely. It has frustrated kid #1 as she has always been considered the “smart one” by everybody else outside out family. She is thriving now, but I know this has bothered her a lot. All those hours working to get a 98 on all her AP classes and Calc BC, while son slacked a little in HS since his focus was on his little business and didnt even take Calc AB…..he maxed out at Honors Pre-Calc…..[/quote]
He wouldn’t have achieved it without test optional. She’s rightfully upset that he’s this under qualified but allowed into an Ivy.[/quote]

And yet, he’s had a 4.0 his Freshman yr….high A’s in everything…..kids just mature academically at their own pace. He was way too busy to focus as much on academics in HS as his sister did. He is not any less smart or capable. I’m glad these IVY’s didnt have YOU as an AO..  :-)[/quote]

yeah that is just a bitter a hole.

What he has is entrepreneurial spirit, as you will know. Gates, Bezos, Jobs etc. [/quote]

calm down, the kids is hardly a bezos.[/quote]

Those are entrepreneurs. That is the comparison. Do catch up![/quote]

your neighborhood dry cleaning owner is also an entrepreneur. [/quote]

True, but I bet he didnt sell a business at 17 for $50k of whatever it is the previous poster indicated and donated it all to charity…..[/quote]

probably... because they need the money to survive. the donation sounds like a calculated gimmick made possible by wealthy family where money is non-issue[/quote]

irrelevant….what is relevant is that the poster’s kid had the initiative and drive to create a business that generated enough value at just 17 years old. What he did with that value creation is irrelevant. Sure donating to a charity was just the cherry on top. My kid would have just pocketed the money and we are have a $1M + income….[/quote]

it was the PP i responded to who highlighted the charitable angle. i agree it's not relevant but it does make me question how organic the creation of the business itself was. my DC who is very entrepreneurial as well as generous would never give all their money to charity. some, sure, but all of it, after working for years to grow their business?[/quote]

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