Anonymous
02/09/2022 07:40
Subject: Re:Accepted to Ivy stats
Anonymous wrote:Ivies are about more than stats. Assume everyone is near perfect.
You should ask about what sets a successful applicant apart.
And what hook they had.
Anonymous
02/09/2022 07:35
Subject: Accepted to Ivy stats
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The high stats just buy you the lottery ticket...
+1
People keep saying this but I got a PhD at an ivy league school and both sat in a couple classes with undergrads and taught a couple classes to undergrads. There is a sizable minority of absolute buffoons in ivy league undergrad programs. And it's not the athletes
And you should listen to some of these ivy students carry on about the doctoral candidate TAs tasked with doing some of the instructional work. They are less than impressed.
It a college full of young adults folks. Bright folks but there are definitely a bunch of idiots there as well.
Anonymous
02/09/2022 07:30
Subject: Accepted to Ivy stats
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The high stats just buy you the lottery ticket...
+1
People keep saying this but I got a PhD at an ivy league school and both sat in a couple classes with undergrads and taught a couple classes to undergrads. There is a sizable minority of absolute buffoons in ivy league undergrad programs. And it's not the athletes
Anonymous
02/09/2022 07:12
Subject: Accepted to Ivy stats
So one actual answer and a ton of speculation.
Anonymous
02/08/2022 23:59
Subject: Accepted to Ivy stats
Anonymous wrote:The high stats just buy you the lottery ticket...
+1
Anonymous
02/08/2022 23:35
Subject: Accepted to Ivy stats
The high stats just buy you the lottery ticket...
Anonymous
02/08/2022 23:00
Subject: Re:Accepted to Ivy stats
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Ivies are about more than stats. Assume everyone is near perfect.
You should ask about what sets a successful applicant apart.
+10000
I often found it funny when people ask for stats for top school admits. They totally didn't know what's going on.
Agree. It is like asking if you got accepted to ivies did you go to high school
Anonymous
02/08/2022 22:55
Subject: Re:Accepted to Ivy stats
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Princeton early
1580
4.8 weighted
Many ECs with leadership
12 APs
Asian
Large public hs, competitive state
Very charismatic person with probably excellent letters
Sounds just like my kid who was rejected, except not Asian, 10points lower in SAT, higher in WGPA. Also, top magnet program, nmsf, nat'l awards, awards in a variety of ECs. OP, it's a bit of a lottery at this level.
PP, congrats to your kid!
Magnet is tough. You are competing with all the other magnets to be out on top and then competing against the rest of the applicants in the public and private sector. Just getting out above the rest in an all A type magnet program is extremely competitive.
Anonymous
02/08/2022 22:26
Subject: Accepted to Ivy stats
Yep, admissions is luck of the draw currently. If the AO reviewing the app does not resonate with it, then it will be a rejection. I am not saying the accepted kids are not capable - they are. There are just so many of them all competing for the same limited number of spots.
They don't think it be like it is, but it do.
They don't think it be like it is, but it do.
Anonymous
02/08/2022 22:20
Subject: Re:Accepted to Ivy stats
Anonymous wrote:Ivies are about more than stats. Assume everyone is near perfect.
You should ask about what sets a successful applicant apart.
+10000
I often found it funny when people ask for stats for top school admits. They totally didn't know what's going on.
Anonymous
02/08/2022 22:15
Subject: Re:Accepted to Ivy stats
Anonymous wrote:Princeton early
1580
4.8 weighted
Many ECs with leadership
12 APs
Asian
Large public hs, competitive state
Very charismatic person with probably excellent letters
Sounds just like my kid who was rejected, except not Asian, 10points lower in SAT, higher in WGPA. Also, top magnet program, nmsf, nat'l awards, awards in a variety of ECs. OP, it's a bit of a lottery at this level.
PP, congrats to your kid!
Anonymous
02/08/2022 22:15
Subject: Re:Accepted to Ivy stats
Ivies are about more than stats. Assume everyone is near perfect.
You should ask about what sets a successful applicant apart.
You should ask about what sets a successful applicant apart.
Anonymous
02/08/2022 22:05
Subject: Re:Accepted to Ivy stats
Anonymous wrote:Princeton early
1580
4.8 weighted
Many ECs with leadership
12 APs
Asian
Large public hs, competitive state
Very charismatic person with probably excellent letters
Top high school? Private?
Anonymous
02/08/2022 21:33
Subject: Re:Accepted to Ivy stats
Princeton early
1580
4.8 weighted
Many ECs with leadership
12 APs
Asian
Large public hs, competitive state
Very charismatic person with probably excellent letters
1580
4.8 weighted
Many ECs with leadership
12 APs
Asian
Large public hs, competitive state
Very charismatic person with probably excellent letters
Anonymous
02/08/2022 21:26
Subject: Accepted to Ivy stats
Sorry, I know this may be a trigger for many, so apologies in advance.
But I’m really curious for those who have kids accepted this cycle early or last year.
What is your kids special-ness, in your opinion (And I don’t mean that snarkily!)
But I’m really curious for those who have kids accepted this cycle early or last year.
What is your kids special-ness, in your opinion (And I don’t mean that snarkily!)