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Anonymous wrote:Anyone who thinks UNC is a safety for OOS has zero clue about the college process.

When did OP say it was a safety?

21:35pm post: "DD really liked CMU and wanted to double major with BME. UNC's joint program was supposed to be more of a safety, and DD said that she loved Dartmouth's flexibility in that program."

Op also said her daughter was "guaranteed" admission to UVA by her college counselor.

OP has to be a troll. This is beyond delusional.

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Anonymous wrote: It was definitely very competitive this year...

You really are a poor listener & so divorced from reality. After all this feedback you go "it was very competitive this year!"

No. it is very competitive EVERY YEAR.

Your kid is an average kid for these schools. There are many other really good kids out there too, some even extraordinary. Versus it being in the bag, your child would have been very very lucky to get in, same for every other kid.

Lmao god you guys are so self-absorbed, OP is allowed to let out their (rightful) frustrations without being attacked left and right. If a perfect GPA, 1570 SAT, and 5s in 14 APs is "average" to you (yes, even in a more competitive area) then you need to get your head examined. I feel bad for some of your kids, this place can be such a toxic cesspool.

This thread is not as long as it is just because people are interested in one parent’s disappointment. There are lots of similar case studies in this forum, and lessons to be learned for those facing the admissions process in the future. OP provided stats and results, which of course invites discussion, plus opinions about those results, which invites alternative opinions. It’s all well and good, and kind of the point of the forum.

As far as toxic cesspool goes, it was OP who uncharitably speculated about less worthy classmates. Don’t want to be attacked? Don’t invite it.

It's interesting that OP didn't say anything about DD's race. After the posters saw her stats and ECs, multiple posters almost immediately pointed out that DD is an Asian. That is interesting.

Two take-aways:

1. The discriminatory practice goes on after the affirmative action is held unconstitutional. Asian applicants are disadvantaged in the college process, even one year after the Harvard case.

2. Asian applicants' EC sucks the big time so much so anyone could tell by their ECs without their racial information. Research/Non-profit/stem competition got to go.

OP's post seems so fake and designed to stir up more hate against affirmative action which was banned. So you can't conclude premise 1 for these reasons:

1. OP never has explained how much they earn and how much financial aid they need. This year especially all things being clos to equal a full pay family is getting in over a family needing financial aid. And it might have been an Asian international student who took the spot not a POC and/or poor American. Around 16% of the freshman class in 23-24 was made up of international students. JHU labels these students nonresidents and lists: Nonresident - A person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is in this country on a student visa or temporary basis and does not have the right to remain indefinitely.

2. Someone who is so invested in college most certainly knows the difference between Early Action and Early Decision. OP first says it was early action to JHU then when confronted say it was Early Decision, then clarifies it actually was Early Decision, second round. Meanwhile over a third of the class of 29 at JHU that was just accepted applied Early Decision 1.

3. I am skeptical that a student took 14 AP tests in 9th-11th grade since that is the only way you would know that you scored a five on all 14 tests. But if a student really did there comes a point that college admissions just see it as pointless. Do you really need to take AP World History and self-study AP Human Geography and AP European History just to rack up the number of AP's.

4. You can only compare college acceptances with equivalent majors. So yeah if you applied for computer science or anything engineering like OP claims her daughter applied BME and didn't get in but someone applied to a humanities major and got in with a lower GPA, no duh! And if you are girl going for CS or engineering or business you have an edge or a boy for humanities and even biology. It doesn't mean you are being discriminated against.

And for the second premise:
Totally true too many applicants have the same EC: started non-profit, play cello, piano or violin, volunteer at a hospital, stem competition, did research, robotics, chess, play individual sport like tennis, swim, or golf. Then way too many of applicants with these EC want STEM majors.

Colleges want some kids who were on leadership/ASB/Student government, were in yearbook, drama or other non weighted classes that contributed to their high school.

Anonymous wrote:Your daughter sounds amazing and will be great wherever she ends up. She has four great choices. After reading all this, I have to say kids who have very good but not top stats (like my kid) have a less stressful experience with the admissions process because they know they’re not at the top and aim a little lower. I feel for the very top kids, but know that your very top kids will thrive and make great contributions wherever they go because they have the drive and self-discipline.