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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, that North Dakota boy wouldn't have gotten into all, if not most, of those schools if he lived in the DMV.

And if the Walls girl were white or Asian she wouldn't have gotten into all the Ivies.

That's not to say they aren't both great kids and deserving of getting into any of those college, but they each have a big hook that helped him/her.

The jealousy and bitterness in this thread isn’t surprising I guess. Disappointing in 2018.

I detect no bitterness or jealousy in this post. Just a grain of truth that some apparently want to call bitterness and jealousy.

Also, most kids in the DMV would not have his applications/scores/etc if they had the same home/life/school as the ND boy and the Walls girl.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, that North Dakota boy wouldn't have gotten into all, if not most, of those schools if he lived in the DMV.

And if the Walls girl were white or Asian she wouldn't have gotten into all the Ivies.

That's not to say they aren't both great kids and deserving of getting into any of those college, but they each have a big hook that helped him/her.

The jealousy and bitterness in this thread isn’t surprising I guess. Disappointing in 2018.

I detect no bitterness or jealousy in this post. Just a grain of truth that some apparently want to call bitterness and jealousy.

Also, most kids in the DMV would not have his applications/scores/etc if they had the same home/life/school as the ND boy and the Walls girl.

The mother of the Walls girl is a Harvard educated lawyer. What kind of home life are you imaging for her? SMH

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, that North Dakota boy wouldn't have gotten into all, if not most, of those schools if he lived in the DMV.

And if the Walls girl were white or Asian she wouldn't have gotten into all the Ivies.

That's not to say they aren't both great kids and deserving of getting into any of those college, but they each have a big hook that helped him/her.

The jealousy and bitterness in this thread isn’t surprising I guess. Disappointing in 2018.

I detect no bitterness or jealousy in this post. Just a grain of truth that some apparently want to call bitterness and jealousy.

Also, most kids in the DMV would not have his applications/scores/etc if they had the same home/life/school as the ND boy and the Walls girl.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, that North Dakota boy wouldn't have gotten into all, if not most, of those schools if he lived in the DMV.

And if the Walls girl were white or Asian she wouldn't have gotten into all the Ivies.

That's not to say they aren't both great kids and deserving of getting into any of those college, but they each have a big hook that helped him/her.

We know a DC educated Asian kid who, just a few years ago, did in fact get into all the ivies he applied to (which was probably all, I think) and then some other schools.
Did they write an article about him? No. I dont think that he would have wanted the publicity either ? Most teens would not want to share that information with the whole world I don’t think.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, that North Dakota boy wouldn't have gotten into all, if not most, of those schools if he lived in the DMV.

And if the Walls girl were white or Asian she wouldn't have gotten into all the Ivies.

That's not to say they aren't both great kids and deserving of getting into any of those college, but they each have a big hook that helped him/her.

The jealousy and bitterness in this thread isn’t surprising I guess. Disappointing in 2018.

I detect no bitterness or jealousy in this post. Just a grain of truth that some apparently want to call bitterness and jealousy.

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Anonymous wrote:What bothers me about these "grand sweep" stories is that it is always a URM winning all eight and that because they applied to all 8 (with terrific GPA and scores, I get it), they are going to get in all 8. But that leaves seven other deserving students out there waitlisted. Out of the 8 Ivies, surely these students have a top one, two or three picks. So why apply to all eight for bragging rights? No, I'm not bitter as a PP said. I don't even have a student applying this year. I'm just reflecting on why some students feel they must do this. The whole point of SCEA and EDs were to make students pick the elite school they most wanted early on in the game, so that all 8 schools didn't have to review the same 50K applications. It's counterproductive when a student does this. Now she'll pick one and call or email the other seven to release a spot.

Let me tell you why students have to do this. In most cases its because of $. In our case my kids this year was accepted to multiple Ivies as well. Our financial aid packages were all over the place, literally, we got zero to very generous aid and everything in between. If you need money you cannot count on getting it in the EA round. ITS NOT FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS. These schools know how to pick HUMBLE kids! And the go on TV to help other kids they may not realize they can do it too.

Some kids are not dead set on going to their EA choice - it is not binding, so you are free to apply in the ED rounds. I know other kids that were accepted to multiple top schools and are trying to be deliberate about making the choice. It's not fair for people to hate on these kids, hate on the system that has been created but not the kids. And no one here really knows all of the ins and outs of these kids applications and their financial situations. I speak from experience. Hating on these kids for this, smacks of entitlement. Deserving kids will get those spots when a final decision is made.

Anonymous wrote:Hooks get kids in. This is the way it is -- you either are the type of person they want (have the hooks) or you aren't. If you aren't, look elsewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:What bothers me about these "grand sweep" stories is that it is always a URM winning all eight and that because they applied to all 8 (with terrific GPA and scores, I get it), they are going to get in all 8. But that leaves seven other deserving students out there waitlisted. Out of the 8 Ivies, surely these students have a top one, two or three picks. So why apply to all eight for bragging rights? No, I'm not bitter as a PP said. I don't even have a student applying this year. I'm just reflecting on why some students feel they must do this. The whole point of SCEA and EDs were to make students pick the elite school they most wanted early on in the game, so that all 8 schools didn't have to review the same 50K applications. It's counterproductive when a student does this. Now she'll pick one and call or email the other seven to release a spot.

Let me tell you why students have to do this. In most cases its because of $. In our case my kids this year was accepted to multiple Ivies as well. Our financial aid packages were all over the place, literally, we got zero to very generous aid and everything in between. If you need money you cannot count on getting it in the EA round. ITS NOT FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS. These schools know how to pick HUMBLE kids! And the go on TV to help other kids they may not realize they can do it too.

Some kids are not dead set on going to their EA choice - it is not binding, so you are free to apply in the ED rounds. I know other kids that were accepted to multiple top schools and are trying to be deliberate about making the choice. It's not fair for people to hate on these kids, hate on the system that has been created but not the kids. And no one here really knows all of the ins and outs of these kids applications and their financial situations. I speak from experience. Hating on these kids for this, smacks of entitlement. Deserving kids will get those spots when a final decision is made.

Your kid was so special he could entertain multiple offers or your kid had a hook?
My kid also got into one, but if she had applied widely she would have gotten into zero as she would have been lost in a sea of applications. She picked her favorite school applied early and received admittance with a binding contract. We then fought tooth and nail for a small bit of financial aid. Different experience.

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Anonymous wrote:What bothers me about these "grand sweep" stories is that it is always a URM winning all eight and that because they applied to all 8 (with terrific GPA and scores, I get it), they are going to get in all 8. But that leaves seven other deserving students out there waitlisted. Out of the 8 Ivies, surely these students have a top one, two or three picks. So why apply to all eight for bragging rights? No, I'm not bitter as a PP said. I don't even have a student applying this year. I'm just reflecting on why some students feel they must do this. The whole point of SCEA and EDs were to make students pick the elite school they most wanted early on in the game, so that all 8 schools didn't have to review the same 50K applications. It's counterproductive when a student does this. Now she'll pick one and call or email the other seven to release a spot.

Let me tell you why students have to do this. In most cases its because of $. In our case my kids this year was accepted to multiple Ivies as well. Our financial aid packages were all over the place, literally, we got zero to very generous aid and everything in between. If you need money you cannot count on getting it in the EA round. ITS NOT FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS. These schools know how to pick HUMBLE kids! And the go on TV to help other kids they may not realize they can do it too.

Some kids are not dead set on going to their EA choice - it is not binding, so you are free to apply in the ED rounds. I know other kids that were accepted to multiple top schools and are trying to be deliberate about making the choice. It's not fair for people to hate on these kids, hate on the system that has been created but not the kids. And no one here really knows all of the ins and outs of these kids applications and their financial situations. I speak from experience. Hating on these kids for this, smacks of entitlement. Deserving kids will get those spots when a final decision is made.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, that North Dakota boy wouldn't have gotten into all, if not most, of those schools if he lived in the DMV.

And if the Walls girl were white or Asian she wouldn't have gotten into all the Ivies.

That's not to say they aren't both great kids and deserving of getting into any of those college, but they each have a big hook that helped him/her.

The jealousy and bitterness in this thread isn’t surprising I guess. Disappointing in 2018.

Anonymous wrote:What bothers me about these "grand sweep" stories is that it is always a URM winning all eight and that because they applied to all 8 (with terrific GPA and scores, I get it), they are going to get in all 8. But that leaves seven other deserving students out there waitlisted. Out of the 8 Ivies, surely these students have a top one, two or three picks. So why apply to all eight for bragging rights? No, I'm not bitter as a PP said. I don't even have a student applying this year. I'm just reflecting on why some students feel they must do this. The whole point of SCEA and EDs were to make students pick the elite school they most wanted early on in the game, so that all 8 schools didn't have to review the same 50K applications. It's counterproductive when a student does this. Now she'll pick one and call or email the other seven to release a spot.

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, that North Dakota boy wouldn't have gotten into all, if not most, of those schools if he lived in the DMV.

And if the Walls girl were white or Asian she wouldn't have gotten into all the Ivies.

That's not to say they aren't both great kids and deserving of getting into any of those college, but they each have a big hook that helped him/her.