It's the Big H.

I heard Wesleyan. Great film department. Guys who created Hamilton and In the heights went there etc. it's a popular place these days.

This whole thing has been pretty funny to follow.

After she made her initial tour of schools, some online site speculated that she would probably go to Columbia, NYU, or Barnard because "she liked film" and had an internship on "Girls."

Suddenly that piece of wild speculation got picked up by other outlets. Then a Columbia online site did an April Fools joke saying she was going to Barnard, and that got picked up.

Meanwhile, a lot of people on this site - some seemingly with Sidwell connections - have been saying all along that it's between Stanford and Harvard, and in the recent weeks seem to be coalescing around Harvard. It will be a vindication for this site as a source of reliable gossip if that is indeed her final choice, but a blow if it is not.

Harvard it is. And no, not everyone at Sidwell knew before today.

Anonymous wrote:You heard it here first

Is that even a question?

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Anonymous wrote:Jared kushner, husband of ivanka trump, and by all accounts a mediocre student got into harvard after a 2.5 mn donation.

Not surprising. As much as people will deny Malia and Sasha getting into their colleges on their own merit the Obamas certainly won't be donating millions of dollars to get their daughters into the Ivy League. Wasn't Sidwell disappointed at the Obamas for only donating signed magazines at their fundraiser.

The Obamas donate every year to Sidwell. It's itemized in their tax returns which the White House releases.

Trust me I'm well aware. That's the standard. But it would be different if last year they made a multi-million dollar donation to Stanford and Harvard to try to get Malia in. Key words = get their daughters in .

Are you daft? What difference does a donation make in their case?

Are you daft? Because this is the point I was making. Not because they are a presidential family but because they have a family history of high achievers.

Wherever she goes, whatever she does, Malia will end up richer and more successful than anyone here. The sky is the limit for the president's earning potential, post-presidency. He'll clear 500 million easily.

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Anonymous wrote:Jared kushner, husband of ivanka trump, and by all accounts a mediocre student got into harvard after a 2.5 mn donation.

Not surprising. As much as people will deny Malia and Sasha getting into their colleges on their own merit the Obamas certainly won't be donating millions of dollars to get their daughters into the Ivy League. Wasn't Sidwell disappointed at the Obamas for only donating signed magazines at their fundraiser.

The Obamas donate every year to Sidwell. It's itemized in their tax returns which the White House releases.

Trust me I'm well aware. That's the standard. But it would be different if last year they made a multi-million dollar donation to Stanford and Harvard to try to get Malia in. Key words = get their daughters in .

Are you daft? What difference does a donation make in their case?

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Anonymous wrote:Jared kushner, husband of ivanka trump, and by all accounts a mediocre student got into harvard after a 2.5 mn donation.

Not surprising. As much as people will deny Malia and Sasha getting into their colleges on their own merit the Obamas certainly won't be donating millions of dollars to get their daughters into the Ivy League. Wasn't Sidwell disappointed at the Obamas for only donating signed magazines at their fundraiser.

The Obamas donate every year to Sidwell. It's itemized in their tax returns which the White House releases.

Trust me I'm well aware. That's the standard. But it would be different if last year they made a multi-million dollar donation to Stanford and Harvard to try to get Malia in. Key words = get their daughters in .

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Anonymous wrote:Jared kushner, husband of ivanka trump, and by all accounts a mediocre student got into harvard after a 2.5 mn donation.

Not surprising. As much as people will deny Malia and Sasha getting into their colleges on their own merit the Obamas certainly won't be donating millions of dollars to get their daughters into the Ivy League. Wasn't Sidwell disappointed at the Obamas for only donating signed magazines at their fundraiser.

The Obamas donate every year to Sidwell. It's itemized in their tax returns which the White House releases.

Anonymous wrote:Jared kushner, husband of ivanka trump, and by all accounts a mediocre student got into harvard after a 2.5 mn donation.

Not surprising. As much as people will deny Malia and Sasha getting into their colleges on their own merit the Obamas certainly won't be donating millions of dollars to get their daughters into the Ivy League. Wasn't Sidwell disappointed at the Obamas for only donating signed magazines at their fundraiser.

This from the article Harvard to the Highest Bidder

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2006/10/4/harvard-to-the-highest-bidder-how/

It might arouse the ire of many that someone like Jared C. Kushner ’03, despite what could politely be described as modest academic credentials according to the book, gained admission in the wake of a $2.5 million donation from his billionaire father. But even more galling than the thought of filthy lucre corrupting Harvard’s cherished meritocracy is the thought that the same spot could have been sold for a lot more. Filthy lucre, after all, funds useful things like stem cell research and financial aid. Selling our soul, prima facie, can be worth it—as long as we get the right price. The best way to do so is to have an auction.

The $2.5M is only a down-payment. You better believe those admissions/development officers look at the Forbes 400 list to see what the potential is for future cash flows. Typically, the wealthy families continue to donate as the doltish scion matriculates, graduates, and becomes a successful alum. You start with an in-kind contribution for admissions and move forward to building naming rights. Yale just "sold" naming rights to its new residential college for $250M.

Jared kushner, husband of ivanka trump, and by all accounts a mediocre student got into harvard after a 2.5 mn donation.

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Anonymous wrote:You obviously are not aware of "development admissions" practiced by majority elites.

http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/Polk_Rich_Applicants.htm

This is from 12 years ago. The price of admissions have gone up considerably. I have to say SO WHAT. GOOD for the schools to get something more from these applicants who can pay more. In the end, it supports the academics for the entire student body. My friend was asked by a very wealthy client how much it would cost to get into Columbia a few years ago. 15 million was the answer. I would say that's probably increased to 20 mil today. If I had a few hundred million in the bank and it ONLY cost 20 million to get my kid in. Why not.. better give them an education then leave it in a trust. But it takes so much more than a good education for "success" in life.

As for Malia, look at those genes. Forget that she's the president's daughter. Her parents are super smart, she probably does not fall far from the tree. Will she be as accomplished.. who knows. The children of presidents rarely can live up to those high expectation. Good luck to her wherever she goes. She is already a winner of the birth lottery.

There are so many excellent colleges in the US and around the world. Even if I was a billionaire I wouldn't donate 15-20 million just to get my child into a specific school. I honestly think that would be frivolous.