Anonymous
Post 08/22/2021 00:14     Subject: How does one get into the Ivy's?
A b c or d +luck
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2021 23:57     Subject: Re:How does one get into the Ivy's?
Anonymous wrote:a)recruited athlete plus good grades/scores
b) URM plus good grades/scoresc
c) legacy plus good grades/scores

OR
d) close to perfect grades/scores and something else remarkable.


If you're not a, b or c you need a stellar academic record plus something else that sets you apart from the crowd. Something that makes you remarkable.


d) may be still the majority for brilliant kids from ordinary families (~70% of the admitted).
So, one should not largely attribute his kid's rejection to a) b) or c). You may complain about those all day long, but many regular family kids do get in.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2021 22:20     Subject: Re:How does one get into the Ivy's?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Go to a really good private high school and excel there.


Even that isn't enough - you still need to fall into one of the four categories mentioned above, and yes, you still need the high stats.


Or go to a Magnet high school and excel there.

https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/10/14/local-washington-dc-high-schools-send-most-kids-top-colleges/
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2021 22:15     Subject: How does one get into the Ivy's?
What does URM mean?
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2021 22:01     Subject: Re:How does one get into the Ivy's?
Anonymous wrote:Go to a really good private high school and excel there.


Even that isn't enough - you still need to fall into one of the four categories mentioned above, and yes, you still need the high stats.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2021 21:59     Subject: Re:How does one get into the Ivy's?
Go to a really good private high school and excel there.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2021 21:58     Subject: Re:How does one get into the Ivy's?
Anonymous wrote:a)recruited athlete plus good grades/scores
b) URM plus good grades/scoresc
c) legacy plus good grades/scores

OR
d) close to perfect grades/scores and something else remarkable.


If you're not a, b or c you need a stellar academic record plus something else that sets you apart from the crowd. Something that makes you remarkable.

This
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2021 21:22     Subject: Re:How does one get into the Ivy's?
a)recruited athlete plus good grades/scores
b) URM plus good grades/scoresc
c) legacy plus good grades/scores

OR
d) close to perfect grades/scores and something else remarkable.


If you're not a, b or c you need a stellar academic record plus something else that sets you apart from the crowd. Something that makes you remarkable.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2021 21:07     Subject: How does one get into the Ivy's?
They start with better punctuation than you
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2021 21:05     Subject: How does one get into the Ivy's?
Anonymous wrote:Knowledge of plurals vs. apostrophes would be a good place to start.



SO sorry, I'm a poor bi racial person from ghetto schools...oops!
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2021 20:36     Subject: How does one get into the Ivy's?
Knowledge of plurals vs. apostrophes would be a good place to start.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2021 20:22     Subject: How does one get into the Ivy's?
I’m pretty sure merit is a given. The standards are just so high now. Otherwise, what pp’s have said, plus some exceedingly wealthy foreigners.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2021 20:20     Subject: How does one get into the Ivy's?
Anonymous wrote:Recruited athletes with sufficient grades and test scores for the non-legacies I know about


+1 First gen and URM and multi-ethnic helps too. Or geographic diversity.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2021 20:10     Subject: How does one get into the Ivy's?
Recruited athletes with sufficient grades and test scores for the non-legacies I know about
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2021 20:05     Subject: How does one get into the Ivy's?
Just wondering if most Ivy bound kids have connection and $$$$$$ or do some truly get in on merit? What characteristics do these schools look for?