Anonymous wrote:do letters of recommendation really make a difference? i assume they all say wonderful things about the kids otherwise a parent wouldn't include them. how much do you think they matter?

If the numbers are borderline, I don't see how it can hurt. Especially if the person writing the letter can note certain specific behaviors like those listed in the GBRS and give concrete examples for your child. Sort of like an unofficial GBRS commentary. If you're trying to tip the balance towards your child, it's worth a try.

And the numbers include gbrs

fluff factor. without the scores, you lose. it's a numbers game.

do letters of recommendation really make a difference? i assume they all say wonderful things about the kids otherwise a parent wouldn't include them. how much do you think they matter?

Anonymous wrote:PP: It depends on the size and maturity of the company.

Apple, Steve Jobs: College drop out
Microsoft, Bill Gates: College dropout

Two examples.

2 out of 480 million. 1 out of 7 billion. Wow! great odds.

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Anonymous wrote:

Sometimes, but definitely not always. Most AAP will not be accepted to TJ. Most TJ will not be accepted to Ivy. Many Ivy students will get soft science degrees and feel too entitled to do real work. -> Success is viable, not guarantee, thought parental bragging rights, guaranteed.

What jobs qualify as "real work"?

Starting making 6 figure with full benefits in 30s at the minimum?

But what kind of work is real work? What does the person who is doing real work actually do all day?

Apparently, a soft science degree does not lead to real work, what degrees do lead to real work and what does that work look like?

Anonymous wrote:

Sometimes, but definitely not always. Most AAP will not be accepted to TJ. Most TJ will not be accepted to Ivy. Many Ivy students will get soft science degrees and feel too entitled to do real work. -> Success is viable, not guarantee, thought parental bragging rights, guaranteed.

What jobs qualify as "real work"?

Starting making 6 figure with full benefits in 30s at the minimum?

Anonymous wrote:PP: It depends on the size and maturity of the company.

Apple, Steve Jobs: College drop out
Microsoft, Bill Gates: College dropout

Two examples.

Harvard drop out.... to be exact.

Sometimes, but definitely not always. Most AAP will not be accepted to TJ. Most TJ will not be accepted to Ivy. Many Ivy students will get soft science degrees and feel too entitled to do real work. -> Success is viable, not guarantee, thought parental bragging rights, guaranteed.

What jobs qualify as "real work"?

PP: It depends on the size and maturity of the company.

Apple, Steve Jobs: College drop out
Microsoft, Bill Gates: College dropout

Two examples.

i really only want aap for DC so they are challenged. to think how it would affect their careers is crazy. let's get back to helping people with their appeals

Anonymous wrote:I think the relationship is the continuation of:
AAP-> TJ -> Ivy -> Success

The poster points out that
GE-> HS -> JMU/VCU/GMU/VT/UVA -> Success is viable.

My path was

GE->HS-> NoVA -> VT -> Grad Schhol (PhD) -> success

Sometimes, but definitely not always. Most AAP will not be accepted to TJ. Most TJ will not be accepted to Ivy. Many Ivy students will get soft science degrees and feel too entitled to do real work. -> Success is viable, not guarantee, thought parental bragging rights, guaranteed.

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Anonymous wrote:Most CEOs of Fortune 500 companies have degrees from state universities.

Dream on. How does that have anything to do with the AAP program?

Truth, most successful business owners also have either no degree or state school degrees. It relates to the AAP program, because people around her seem to think that AAP is the only road to success. This is far from the truth.

I think the relationship is the continuation of:
AAP-> TJ -> Ivy -> Success

The poster points out that
GE-> HS -> JMU/VCU/GMU/VT/UVA -> Success is viable.

My path was

GE->HS-> NoVA -> VT -> Grad Schhol (PhD) -> success

Anonymous wrote:Most CEOs of Fortune 500 companies have degrees from state universities.

Dream on. How does that have anything to do with the AAP program?