Anonymous wrote:I know of 2 kids who did this. Different cities, different privates and different years. One got into Yale early and the other got into Princeton. Both picked Harvard RD. One lost friends because of this. She went to a small private in NYC and everyone was mad at her. She ended up getting into every school she applied to. Her BSF from HS also got into Harvard but they no longer talk because of this.

What was the ending to this story? Did the Yale SCEA admit and Princeton SCEA admit both end up going to Harvard instead of choosing their SCEA schools? Or were they really just trying to trophy hunt?

Anonymous wrote:SCEA to Princeton. Didn’t apply elsewhere. Counselor encouraged a Harvard app (my kid didn’t want harvard but also did think it wouldn’t be cool). I was neutral. 1 or 2 other apps… I think that’s fine if you’re seriously unsure.

Wow! What's your DC's stats and hook?

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Anonymous wrote:I think this is the definition of a person who has no moral compass whatsoever.

Moral compass?

Get a grip son.

A bunch of over-privileged private school kids complaining about life being unfair because someone better than them won't step aside to make room for them.

Thank you. The hypocrisy is real.

Anonymous wrote:I think this is the definition of a person who has no moral compass whatsoever.

Moral compass?

Get a grip son.

A bunch of over-privileged private school kids complaining about life being unfair because someone better than them won't step aside to make room for them.

Nope, being one and done in December to the only school DD really wanted to go to meant no more apps. After the RD deadlines passed she did have a brief moment of “should I have applied to…“ but quickly got over it.

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Anonymous wrote:It's never done by kids who are well integrated into the class because those kids feel a true sense of allegiance to their community and don't want to do this to their friends. It's always a loner who doesn't give a crap about their peers. Such an interesting dynamic. I've seen it happen multiple times in the 3 times I've had seniors.

+2 It is the narcissistic kids, not the nice ones. It is strongly discouraged by our school, and if the kids insist the CCO will call the parents in for a meeting. These kids are horrible.

Or maybe your kids could have tried harder.

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Anonymous wrote:And if so, did they get pushback from their classmates and/or school counselors (particularly if in private)? DC applied to 2 others, not to be obnoxious as some people appear to presume but because they are seriously considering these schools.

No, it is obnoxious when you have the “golden ticket” in hand and are “seriously considering” trying to take one of your classmates’ golden tickets.

It's not their ticket. Most likely never was.
The notion that top schools have quotas for private schools is wild. They almost certainly don't GAF about your private school.

Anonymous wrote:At our well-known west coast private, students admitted early to elite REA/SCEA schools are required to withdraw their applications to other schools. Students sign a contract beforehand agreeing to this condition.

Wait. What?!?!?

It is not crazy to apply REA to your second choice if there is not an REA bump at your top choice.

I could imagine applying REA to Caltech and then still applying to MIT or Stanford even if I get into Caltech.

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Anonymous wrote:This seems like another venue for people to complain abut another student taking their kid's spot...so now the top student is taking your spot?

Exactly! As if it’s the top student’s fault if your kid can’t compete with them…

It's disappointing to not get an admission where you really want one, but to think that one specific student is taking another specific student's spot is pretty ridiculous.

Anonymous wrote:This seems like another venue for people to complain abut another student taking their kid's spot...so now the top student is taking your spot?

Exactly! As if it’s the top student’s fault if your kid can’t compete with them…

Anonymous wrote:I think the problem is the REA acceptance emboldens certain kids to then apply to the other 4. They are surprised they were accepted to one and now figure the others will want me too.

Ironically, if they were rejected REA, they are more likely to maybe apply to one other but probably not believe their odds are higher by applying to four more.

Not in my DC’s case. They had 10 RD apps including the rest of HYPSM completed and ready to submit had they not gotten into their early pick. After the admit, they submitted 2 apps and shelved the rest.

This seems like another venue for people to complain abut another student taking their kid's spot...so now the top student is taking your spot?

I think this is the definition of a person who has no moral compass whatsoever.

I think the problem is the REA acceptance emboldens certain kids to then apply to the other 4. They are surprised they were accepted to one and now figure the others will want me too.

Ironically, if they were rejected REA, they are more likely to maybe apply to one other but probably not believe their odds are higher by applying to four more.

Anonymous wrote:I know of 2 kids who did this. Different cities, different privates and different years. One got into Yale early and the other got into Princeton. Both picked Harvard RD. One lost friends because of this. She went to a small private in NYC and everyone was mad at her. She ended up getting into every school she applied to. Her BSF from HS also got into Harvard but they no longer talk because of this.

Of course not. Who would want to be friends with someone like this? The outraged people on this thread are either public school parents who don’t understand the culture at these small private schools or narcissists. I saw this play out at our Big3 a few years ago. Student got in SCEA and proceeded to apply and getting admitted to many other top schools (despite the school STRONGLY discouraging this) and then ended up attending the original SCEA admit. Completely screwed over their classmates by trophy hunting. This was not a family that needed financial aid packages.