what a smart kid ...

What an odd thing to say.

He has a preference. He made a decision.
Not a big deal.

My DD got into an Ivy. No way could we pay full tuition at the school, so she's going to a state school that offered her a merit scholarship. She'll graduate debt-free. She knew before she applied that she wasn't going to be able to go there, but she wanted to see if she'd get in, and she did.

I agree with a PP. The rich can go to top private colleges that offer no merit aid, the poor can go, but those in the middle can't swing that $65K tuition.

I went to the same Ivy DD was accepted to. I'm proud of her for getting in, but glad she's going to a state school. More and more middle class kids are choosing less selective colleges because they get merit aid, or in-state tuition that brings the price down to something a middle class family can afford.

Anonymous wrote:There are plenty of Asians and whites with better qualifications who are denied to Ivy schools all the time.

Asian kids and white kids with no hooks will not pass the initial screening with those stats.

There are plenty of Asians and whites with better qualifications who are denied to Ivy schools all the time.

Good for him. And, he's from Memphis, so Alabama may give him lower travel costs to and from home. I assume that the number of black students is much greater at Alabama too.

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Anonymous wrote:Just a product of AA. He knows too well what he is capable of doing. So wise choice.

So his excellent scores and grades fall under AA? Under what umbrella would you designate a non-AA who had the exact same credentials and college choices?

Ugh, PP, Why did you you engage this person. Ignore and let her racist rant disappear.

If stating the fact is racist then so be it.

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Anonymous wrote:Just a product of AA. He knows too well what he is capable of doing. So wise choice.

So his excellent scores and grades fall under AA? Under what umbrella would you designate a non-AA who had the exact same credentials and college choices?

Ugh, PP, Why did you you engage this person. Ignore and let her racist rant disappear.

Lots of great students all over the country don't bother to apply to high ranking privates because the parents know ahead of time they would have to say no! This is the case in our family. There in no point in visiting all these private schools and LACs because $65,000 year is too much.

Anonymous wrote:My kid is doing the same. Full ride in state school means less debt for medical school.

Plus if I were interviewing a kid for a job and he said he got into an Ivy, but chose a free ride for financial reasons that would make me think more of him/her.

Anonymous wrote:This happens every year. I had a friend from HS in 1982, that went to Washington University on a full ride instead of going to Harvard. He was the only one from our class that went to WU, whereas 23 went to Harvard- so I would say he was more unique in that respect.

23 kids from your class went to Harvard? I would hate to have that much of my high school at the same place.

My husband turned down Harvard to go to UVA on a full ride. Big fat so-what.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a product of AA. He knows too well what he is capable of doing. So wise choice.

So his excellent scores and grades fall under AA? Under what umbrella would you designate a non-AA who had the exact same credentials and college choices?

He's got good scores and grades but not great ones. I doubt he would get any of ivy admissions if he were Asian or maybe even white.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a product of AA. He knows too well what he is capable of doing. So wise choice.

So his excellent scores and grades fall under AA? Under what umbrella would you designate a non-AA who had the exact same credentials and college choices?

He's got good scores and grades but not great ones. I doubt if he would get any of ivy admissions if he were Asian or maybe even white.

Anonymous wrote:Just a product of AA. He knows too well what he is capable of doing. So wise choice.

Ugh

Anonymous wrote:Just a product of AA. He knows too well what he is capable of doing. So wise choice.

So his excellent scores and grades fall under AA? Under what umbrella would you designate a non-AA who had the exact same credentials and college choices?