Anonymous wrote:It's obscene, and one more indication as to why the Ivies are so hated now among the general public. Left-wing politics combined with fawning over the children of wealthy and connected parents (while hating on MC/UMC white and Asian kids from public schools who are every bit as smart and accomplished) just invites derision. The good news is that a lot of these kids will be miserable at their Ivies (hello, Columbia and Princeton) so it all works out in the end.

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Anonymous wrote:The parent population at top NYC privates is in an entirely different league than DC’s.

I’m not sure exactly where the kids of Katie Holmes, Sarah Jessica Parker, Emily Blunt (if they’re back in NYC now), Drew Barrymore, Tina Fey etc go to school in NYC, but presumably top NYC privates. And I bet they’re far from the wealthiest parents of kids at those schools when you take into account NYC finance parents. Unlike DC privates that have a lot of civil servants making $180k/year.

Katie Holmes - Avenues - eh
Sarah Jessica Parker - City and Country - eh
Emily Blunt - don't know
Blake Lively - Village Community School - eh
Drew Barrymore - Brearley - amazing
Tina Fewy. - Brearley - amazing

SJP's oldest attended Ethical Culture Fieldston. Lots of downtown folks have their kids at Village Community then pivot uptown or to the Hill schools for MS or US.

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Anonymous wrote:It's obscene, and one more indication as to why the Ivies are so hated now among the general public. Left-wing politics combined with fawning over the children of wealthy and connected parents (while hating on MC/UMC white and Asian kids from public schools who are every bit as smart and accomplished) just invites derision. The good news is that a lot of these kids will be miserable at their Ivies (hello, Columbia and Princeton) so it all works out in the end.

Our College Counselor indicated there was a shift this year.

A lot of kids are being admitted from smaller, less well-known private schools across the US in an effort to diversify the UMC student base at top 25 private schools. Some boarding schools in particular have struggled this year with quantity of T25 admits

Can anyone else confirm?

Can confirm. Acceptances at my kid's school in the middle of nowhere this year include 4 Ivies and multiple T10s. My kid's teacher said she's his first Ivy admit in his 30+ years of teaching.

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Anonymous wrote:It's obscene, and one more indication as to why the Ivies are so hated now among the general public. Left-wing politics combined with fawning over the children of wealthy and connected parents (while hating on MC/UMC white and Asian kids from public schools who are every bit as smart and accomplished) just invites derision. The good news is that a lot of these kids will be miserable at their Ivies (hello, Columbia and Princeton) so it all works out in the end.

Our College Counselor indicated there was a shift this year.

A lot of kids are being admitted from smaller, less well-known private schools across the US in an effort to diversify the UMC student base at top 25 private schools. Some boarding schools in particular have struggled this year with quantity of T25 admits

Can anyone else confirm?

Anonymous wrote:It's obscene, and one more indication as to why the Ivies are so hated now among the general public. Left-wing politics combined with fawning over the children of wealthy and connected parents (while hating on MC/UMC white and Asian kids from public schools who are every bit as smart and accomplished) just invites derision. The good news is that a lot of these kids will be miserable at their Ivies (hello, Columbia and Princeton) so it all works out in the end.

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Anonymous wrote:I live in NYC and grew up in DC. The wealth and connections are generally on a different scale. These are billionaire, private jet, private island type families. They are masters of industry who have Ivy board members on speed dial. They basically own Harvard, Yale and Princeton.

Exactly! The Ivies and top schools are all talk and full of it.

Anonymous wrote:My kids went to Dalton before we left the city. It’s true there are many high profile parents, but most are not. We certainly weren’t, and while most of my kids’ friends were wealthier than us, we’re not talking private jet rich.

In addition to having some very connected parents (like most NYC privates), Dalton tends to select exceptionally verbal, intellectually curious students. Also, you all are overlooking the Dalton education. Teaching is phenomenal, especially in math and stem. Dalton destroys the competition in math and robotics competition and the chess team is amazing. Gary Kasparov is a Dalton parent.

Anonymous wrote:8 Harvard matriculations from one class?!?

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Anonymous wrote:I live in NYC and grew up in DC. The wealth and connections are generally on a different scale. These are billionaire, private jet, private island type families. They are masters of industry who have Ivy board members on speed dial. They basically own Harvard, Yale and Princeton.

Exactly! The Ivies and top schools are all talk and full of it.

No, the concept is introduce *some* diverse students who will then have access to these elite peers and the education they've always been able to secure (and vice versa, maybe). Eliminate that original group and all is for naught.

Many of the "diverse" peers at Ivies are just normal kids these high schools as well. Either well-off and connected URM families or kids that got to the private school through Prep for Prep or similar. It's a crummy system. I have no idea why so many people are driven to defend it.

+1 IMO, it's like the nobility giving crumbs to the masses, and letting them hobnob with truly elite. How noble of them.

How about every person be judged by their efforts rather than who their parents were?

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Anonymous wrote:The parent population at top NYC privates is in an entirely different league than DC’s.

I’m not sure exactly where the kids of Katie Holmes, Sarah Jessica Parker, Emily Blunt (if they’re back in NYC now), Drew Barrymore, Tina Fey etc go to school in NYC, but presumably top NYC privates. And I bet they’re far from the wealthiest parents of kids at those schools when you take into account NYC finance parents. Unlike DC privates that have a lot of civil servants making $180k/year.

Katie Holmes - Avenues - eh
Sarah Jessica Parker - City and Country - eh
Emily Blunt - don't know
Blake Lively - Village Community School - eh
Drew Barrymore - Brearley - amazing
Tina Fewy. - Brearley - amazing

Anonymous wrote:Is money and connections the culture at these colleges as well? Trying to figure out if my dd could find her people and be happy. How much does it dominate? Is it public school kids one table, private another?