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Our soon to be valedictorian of a top private (and probably on financial aid) did not get into an IVY but multiple 25-50% ranked kids with legacy were accepted. An AA child that currently takes the lowest math level just go into an IVY too. It has been a VERY awkward week in school for a lot of these kids. They see the rich and URM's getting in and the middle and lower income white kids, getting deferred or rejected.

That doesn't mean the valedictorian won't get in RD. The early decision bump goes to the hooked. Everyone knows that.

I've only heard of connected making it through RD. Move on and think hard about other elite schools at that level.

A couple of years ago someone posted the matriculation stats for Harvard Westlake (a prestigious prep school in California). This list organized their admits based on whether or not they were hooked (legacies, URMs, athletes etc). The advantage a student gets is eye popping.
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/671939.page

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Our soon to be valedictorian of a top private (and probably on financial aid) did not get into an IVY but multiple 25-50% ranked kids with legacy were accepted. An AA child that currently takes the lowest math level just go into an IVY too. It has been a VERY awkward week in school for a lot of these kids. They see the rich and URM's getting in and the middle and lower income white kids, getting deferred or rejected.

That doesn't mean the valedictorian won't get in RD. The early decision bump goes to the hooked. Everyone knows that.

But he won't because so much of the class is taken by ED. I will bet he doesn't get in and will end up at someplace like Emory.

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Our soon to be valedictorian of a top private (and probably on financial aid) did not get into an IVY but multiple 25-50% ranked kids with legacy were accepted. An AA child that currently takes the lowest math level just go into an IVY too. It has been a VERY awkward week in school for a lot of these kids. They see the rich and URM's getting in and the middle and lower income white kids, getting deferred or rejected.

That doesn't mean the valedictorian won't get in RD. The early decision bump goes to the hooked. Everyone knows that.

Our soon to be valedictorian of a top private (and probably on financial aid) did not get into an IVY but multiple 25-50% ranked kids with legacy were accepted. An AA child that currently takes the lowest math level just go into an IVY too. It has been a VERY awkward week in school for a lot of these kids. They see the rich and URM's getting in and the middle and lower income white kids, getting deferred or rejected.

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Anonymous wrote:my kid made it into yale EA. She has a talent on the national level, is 1st in her class, took a ton of APs and got great LOR etc. 1500 SAT. She is in a group chat with accepted students and the GC is 250+ ppl so far. They all have "something". High grades and tests are not enough, not even close.


FY!- we make 175K HHI, have another in college and our total cost is 18,979. The ivy league is extremely generous.

Congratulations. My kid is at Yale now and loves it. For Yale what I notice is that they select happy, self-assured, non-competitive kids, just wait until you start meeting her classmates. They appreciate what their classmates bring to the table. Maybe it is the same at other schools but I stopped thinking about it as being a "lottery" there is definitely a method to the madness. They really think hard about what each kid brings to the community, stats are a bar but the least important IMO.

I also believe your kid is a legacy and URM, correct?

Yes, the ENTIRE CLASS is URM. 100 %.
That’s why your kid is going to state school.

My dd who has been accepted to Yale is not URM, not legacy. She is white.

Athlete? Stats please? EC?

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Anonymous wrote:Potomac has a lot of insanely wealthy high tech families so per usual, there are probably a few legacies/high stakes donors in that number and maybe an athlete as well. And all also have to show a baseline of being pretty smart.

My kid is at Potomac. Yes wealthy families. But several of the patriarchs of the top families in terms of wealth, went to GW, Indiana, etc. I knew/knew about three of the Harvard kids last year (of the four that were admitted) and one was an athlete but the others were just bright unhooked kids that did super well and had good ECs.

But I thought you could only get into Harvard if you were hooked. Isn't that what everyone whose kid doesn't get in claims?

Unless you are from GDS...then they roll out the Carpet, especially if your license plate says GDSHRVD.

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Anonymous wrote:my kid made it into yale EA. She has a talent on the national level, is 1st in her class, took a ton of APs and got great LOR etc. 1500 SAT. She is in a group chat with accepted students and the GC is 250+ ppl so far. They all have "something". High grades and tests are not enough, not even close.


FY!- we make 175K HHI, have another in college and our total cost is 18,979. The ivy league is extremely generous.

Congratulations. My kid is at Yale now and loves it. For Yale what I notice is that they select happy, self-assured, non-competitive kids, just wait until you start meeting her classmates. They appreciate what their classmates bring to the table. Maybe it is the same at other schools but I stopped thinking about it as being a "lottery" there is definitely a method to the madness. They really think hard about what each kid brings to the community, stats are a bar but the least important IMO.

I also believe your kid is a legacy and URM, correct?

Yes, the ENTIRE CLASS is URM. 100 %.
That’s why your kid is going to state school.

My dd who has been accepted to Yale is not URM, not legacy. She is white.

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Anonymous wrote:Potomac has a lot of insanely wealthy high tech families so per usual, there are probably a few legacies/high stakes donors in that number and maybe an athlete as well. And all also have to show a baseline of being pretty smart.

My kid is at Potomac. Yes wealthy families. But several of the patriarchs of the top families in terms of wealth, went to GW, Indiana, etc. I knew/knew about three of the Harvard kids last year (of the four that were admitted) and one was an athlete but the others were just bright unhooked kids that did super well and had good ECs.

But I thought you could only get into Harvard if you were hooked. Isn't that what everyone whose kid doesn't get in claims?

Anonymous wrote:Potomac has a lot of insanely wealthy high tech families so per usual, there are probably a few legacies/high stakes donors in that number and maybe an athlete as well. And all also have to show a baseline of being pretty smart.

My kid is at Potomac. Yes wealthy families. But several of the patriarchs of the top families in terms of wealth, went to GW, Indiana, etc. I knew/knew about three of the Harvard kids last year (of the four that were admitted) and one was an athlete but the others were just bright unhooked kids that did super well and had good ECs.

Potomac has a lot of insanely wealthy high tech families so per usual, there are probably a few legacies/high stakes donors in that number and maybe an athlete as well. And all also have to show a baseline of being pretty smart.

Anonymous wrote:Even if my kids weaseled into these, I cant afford to pay for them. But I likely earn just a bit too much to get a need based scholarship.

And borrowing money for that?! please. That's the biggest scam going. Turn humans into debtors before they even get a job.

If you make $200,000 per year and have a lot of property: never mind.

If you're a regular person with a household income under about $200,000 per year, at least consider having kids apply to these sorts of schools in addition to others.

One reason that these schools are so popular is that they're very rich and have a ton of aid. Getting in to Princeton might be hard, for example, but, for family with an income under about $150,000 per year, Princeton might be cheaper than going to a public university in-state. For a lot of families, sending a kid to Princeton might be cheaper than sending the kid to a community college.

Anonymous wrote:Even if my kids weaseled into these, I cant afford to pay for them. But I likely earn just a bit too much to get a need based scholarship.

And borrowing money for that?! please. That's the biggest scam going. Turn humans into debtors before they even get a job.

Don't be so sure.

My kid does not have the grades to get into an Ivy, but he is competitive for some selective SLACs.

We did the NPC at a bunch of schools to compare; the midwest and northeast SLACs said our EFC would be $35-45K per year. Harvard's said our EFC would be $24K; Yale's was $19K.

Even if my kids weaseled into these, I cant afford to pay for them. But I likely earn just a bit too much to get a need based scholarship.

And borrowing money for that?! please. That's the biggest scam going. Turn humans into debtors before they even get a job.

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Anonymous wrote:So weird, I only read the last few pages but most of the factual statements are not true. $2.5 million pledge buys a spot at Harvard? I don't think so. 4 Potomac kids got in, sounds untrue. Cambridge Rindge & Latin is a pretty well-known public school very high academics and notable for its diversity, no great surprise that it sends students to nearby Harvard but hard to believe there is a formal agreement and , it is most definitely not on the campus. I never understand why people make things up on this site or say things they are not certain about. Kind of weird

+1

And said with authority. Yes there might (!!) be one or two occasions, but for the most part, take what you see/read/hear in this area (which gives the word hyperbole a whole new meaning) with a grain of salt.

4 Potomac kids did attend last year, and so far 3 have gotten in this year. That is true.

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