Anonymous
Post 04/14/2016 12:02     Subject: New York teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Laughable that people think she got in because standards were lowered due to her race! How's this for a rigged system?

Standards were not lowered, but URM status gave her a boost compared to other applicants with the same stats. It is not racist to recognize it, but it is unhealthy to judge.
Not being a URM, or a legacy, or a top athlete, or poor first-gen should be factored into one's college admissions plan.


I am okay with your last sentence but not with "Standards were not lowered"... So, are you saying her stats are equal/better to Asian/white applicants? Give me a f'king break.


Here's a bit more on her qualifications:

1. She is her school's valedictorian;
2. She has a GPA of 101.64;
3. She is a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search for her research on cement that could help prevent underwater oil rigs from rupturing. She also received an invitation to the White House Science Fair; and
4. She will have taken 13 Advanced Placement courses by the time she graduates.

I don't know her unweighted GPA, but it was enough to beat EVERY SINGLE WHITE AND ASIAN STUDENT in her graduating class because she's the valedictorian.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2016 12:01     Subject: New York teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If Nigerians are into academics and science, where are they? I have not heard of any Nigerians at TJ (I have seen 1 from Caribbean Island) and there virtually none (probably 1 or 2) in my son's math/science/engineering classes at his university. 80-90% are Asians/white.


Your world sounds quite small and VA-centric. Not everyone is interested in the TJ to UVA pipeline. It appears that you'll find all the Nigerians you'll ever need at Ivy League universities. According to this NY Times article, many Nigerians appear a lot more interested in business and finance and, specifically, Harvard Business School. I'll re-post this for your education and enlightenment:

Yes, Amy Chua ("Tiger Mom") wrote about Nigerians in her most recent book. This is from the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/opinion/sunday/what-drives-success.html?_r=0

There are some black and Hispanic groups in America that far outperform some white and Asian groups. Immigrants from many West Indian and African countries, such as Jamaica, Ghana, and Haiti, are climbing America’s higher education ladder, but perhaps the most prominent are Nigerians. Nigerians make up less than 1 percent of the black population in the United States, yet in 2013 nearly one-quarter of the black students at Harvard Business School were of Nigerian ancestry; over a fourth of Nigerian-Americans have a graduate or professional degree, as compared with only about 11 percent of whites.


So they don't go for the difficult STEM majors and go where they get the most boost. Remember, George Bush went to HBS as well.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2016 11:48     Subject: New York teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools
Anonymous wrote:If Nigerians are into academics and science, where are they? I have not heard of any Nigerians at TJ (I have seen 1 from Caribbean Island) and there virtually none (probably 1 or 2) in my son's math/science/engineering classes at his university. 80-90% are Asians/white.


Your world sounds quite small and VA-centric. Not everyone is interested in the TJ to UVA pipeline. It appears that you'll find all the Nigerians you'll ever need at Ivy League universities. According to this NY Times article, many Nigerians appear a lot more interested in business and finance and, specifically, Harvard Business School. I'll re-post this for your education and enlightenment:

Yes, Amy Chua ("Tiger Mom") wrote about Nigerians in her most recent book. This is from the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/opinion/sunday/what-drives-success.html?_r=0

There are some black and Hispanic groups in America that far outperform some white and Asian groups. Immigrants from many West Indian and African countries, such as Jamaica, Ghana, and Haiti, are climbing America’s higher education ladder, but perhaps the most prominent are Nigerians. Nigerians make up less than 1 percent of the black population in the United States, yet in 2013 nearly one-quarter of the black students at Harvard Business School were of Nigerian ancestry; over a fourth of Nigerian-Americans have a graduate or professional degree, as compared with only about 11 percent of whites.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2016 11:18     Subject: New York teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools
If Nigerians are into academics and science, where are they? I have not heard of any Nigerians at TJ (I have seen 1 from Caribbean Island) and there virtually none (probably 1 or 2) in my son's math/science/engineering classes at his university. 80-90% are Asians/white.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2016 11:10     Subject: Re:New York teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The Nigerians and Asians simply earn their way.


Except Nigerians benefit from the "URM Boost" while Asians are not.


Asians get ORM "reverse" boost
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2016 11:08     Subject: Re:New York teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools
None. B/c no white/Asian kids get Bs and Cs... Just kidding.


Not even Bush when admitted to Andover and Yale and Harvard business school
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2016 11:06     Subject: Re:New York teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools
Anonymous wrote:The Nigerians and Asians simply earn their way.


Except Nigerians benefit from the "URM Boost" while Asians are not.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2016 11:03     Subject: Re:New York teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
One of the articles said GPA of 101.4 so assuming that's weighted GPA, is that equivalent to approximately 4.03 weighted GPA? That seems low for selective colleges let alone Ivys.


From Exeter, Eton, Groton or Hotchkiss?

I am told the average GPA at Harvard and the Ivies is B+ to A-. Smart cats. (inflated)

Are grades inflated in surburban public high schools schools with the right zip codes?


No for public high school graduate. 4.03 weighted gpa would mean plenty of Bs and Cs. Wonder how many white/Asian would be admitted to Ivy schools with more than few Bs and Cs?


None. B/c no white/Asian kids get Bs and Cs... Just kidding.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2016 11:01     Subject: Re:New York teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools
The Nigerians and Asians simply earn their way.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2016 11:00     Subject: Re:New York teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools
Self fullfilling prophecy of grade inflated high school records earning these upper middle class students from wealthy suburbs admission to Ivies where the grade inflation continues. These upper middle school high school students with their inflated GPAs and honor rolls can afford to take multiple SAT/ACT prep classes in middle and high school then super score their multiple attempts at the ACT and SAT to earn top SAT and ACT scores by 11th and 12th grade fall semester. In between years, these upper middle school wall street bound students spend time volunteering in hospitals and mess halls or tutoring/conversing with village kids while on safari in Kenya for the summers.

No wonder most college Professors claim these students can't write, or speak, and have weak math skills!!!
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2016 10:56     Subject: Re:New York teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools
Anonymous wrote:
One of the articles said GPA of 101.4 so assuming that's weighted GPA, is that equivalent to approximately 4.03 weighted GPA? That seems low for selective colleges let alone Ivys.


From Exeter, Eton, Groton or Hotchkiss?

I am told the average GPA at Harvard and the Ivies is B+ to A-. Smart cats. (inflated)

Are grades inflated in surburban public high schools schools with the right zip codes?


No for public high school graduate. 4.03 weighted gpa would mean plenty of Bs and Cs. Wonder how many white/Asian would be admitted to Ivy schools with more than few Bs and Cs?
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2016 10:54     Subject: Re:New York teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools
Anonymous wrote:
One of the articles said GPA of 101.4 so assuming that's weighted GPA, is that equivalent to approximately 4.03 weighted GPA? That seems low for selective colleges let alone Ivys.


From Exeter, Eton, Groton or Hotchkiss?

I am told the average GPA at Harvard and the Ivies is B+ to A-. Smart cats. (inflated)

Are grades inflated in surburban public high schools schools with the right zip codes?


They are admitting parents bank account and connections. Kids don't have to do much. Just be a decent student with no record.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2016 10:52     Subject: Re:New York teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For many so-called and self-identifying Americans, their American President, Barack Obama is a socialist from Kenyan, the earth is square and not round, the globe is in the throes of an ice age, and a White and Caucasian gun slinging God/Lord hangs out in outer space looking over them.

Asians are just as, or more racist as white rednecks. Consider the quest for whiter skin among women in practically all Asian countries/regions.


Moron, black women are more into skin whitening and hair straightening. Asian women avoiding the sun goes back centuries based on historical class etc. Know what you are talking about before making idiotic statements. Also, what does that have anything to do with being a racist/rednecks?
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2016 10:50     Subject: Re:New York teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools
One of the articles said GPA of 101.4 so assuming that's weighted GPA, is that equivalent to approximately 4.03 weighted GPA? That seems low for selective colleges let alone Ivys.


From Exeter, Eton, Groton or Hotchkiss?

I am told the average GPA at Harvard and the Ivies is B+ to A-. Smart cats. (inflated)

Are grades inflated in surburban public high schools schools with the right zip codes?
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2016 10:46     Subject: Re:New York teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools
Don't bother me with self-evident facts. Thanks