Malia wanted to go to Columbia, but the Secret Service said it wasn't safe so she's going to Harvard

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Anonymous wrote:The majority of these comments display a level of naivety that is mind boggling. Do you really believe that there was a discussion at the Admissions Committee roundtable at Harvard where Malia Obama was discussed for her ability to add to the diversity of the school "can check the minority box"? Do you really believe that her application was in a stack like everyone else's or that her applying to multiple schools would in any way effect the chances of the rest of her classmates at Sidwell? This game was played at a level that has nothing to do with the way that the rest of the population might apply.

Of course this is true. By all accounts she is a strong student coming from a prestigious school with a unique background. She has her pick of schools, which is fine by me.

She no doubt has a unique background and attends a very good school. But neither you nor I assume most people on this board have any idea about whether she is a "strong student."

True. But they aren't going to admit her if she is really weak. No college would want a student that high profile to fail either.

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Anonymous wrote:She is not a legacy. Neither parent went undergrad. I am sure she earned it. Sidwell is a hard school. Good luck to her.

You don't think her father's job has anything to do with it? Nothing at all?

Of course it did. Most girls that age don't have nearly the close exposure to world politics and culture that she has had by virtue of having grown up in the White House. But, by all accounts she is a bright, hard-working, respectful girl and that, combined with highly unusual upbringing would ensure her place at H.

It doesn't matter. She would get in regardless. It has nothing to do with her close exposure to world politics and culture and everything to do with her father. I love the Obamas and voted for him twice. But let's be clear. For every other student who had her credentials, Harvard was a crapshoot. For her, it was a guarantee.

How do you know what her credentials are?

It doesn't matter what her credentials are. That is the point. But whatever they are, almost every other student with her credentials would be faced with a potential rejection. Not so for her.

And not so for Bush who left his high school as a C student yet landed a plum spot at Yale then as a C student Harvard Business.

Nothing new under the sun.

I've never heard what Bush's high school GPA was, but it is known that he had 1209 SAT score. Yes, this is low for Yale, but still a very good score, and not what you would expect from a C student.

1209 isn't a real SAT score, even in those days. They end in 5s or 10s.

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Anonymous wrote:The majority of these comments display a level of naivety that is mind boggling. Do you really believe that there was a discussion at the Admissions Committee roundtable at Harvard where Malia Obama was discussed for her ability to add to the diversity of the school "can check the minority box"? Do you really believe that her application was in a stack like everyone else's or that her applying to multiple schools would in any way effect the chances of the rest of her classmates at Sidwell? This game was played at a level that has nothing to do with the way that the rest of the population might apply.

Of course this is true. By all accounts she is a strong student coming from a prestigious school with a unique background. She has her pick of schools, which is fine by me.

She no doubt has a unique background and attends a very good school. But neither you nor I assume most people on this board have any idea about whether she is a "strong student."

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Anonymous wrote:Thats strange. She didn't go to GDS.

what's GDS?

who's Malia?

Harvard I've heard

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Anonymous wrote:The majority of these comments display a level of naivety that is mind boggling. Do you really believe that there was a discussion at the Admissions Committee roundtable at Harvard where Malia Obama was discussed for her ability to add to the diversity of the school "can check the minority box"? Do you really believe that her application was in a stack like everyone else's or that her applying to multiple schools would in any way effect the chances of the rest of her classmates at Sidwell? This game was played at a level that has nothing to do with the way that the rest of the population might apply.

Of course this is true. By all accounts she is a strong student coming from a prestigious school with a unique background. She has her pick of schools, which is fine by me.

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Anonymous wrote:She is not a legacy. Neither parent went undergrad. I am sure she earned it. Sidwell is a hard school. Good luck to her.

You don't think her father's job has anything to do with it? Nothing at all?

Of course it did. Most girls that age don't have nearly the close exposure to world politics and culture that she has had by virtue of having grown up in the White House. But, by all accounts she is a bright, hard-working, respectful girl and that, combined with highly unusual upbringing would ensure her place at H.

It doesn't matter. She would get in regardless. It has nothing to do with her close exposure to world politics and culture and everything to do with her father. I love the Obamas and voted for him twice. But let's be clear. For every other student who had her credentials, Harvard was a crapshoot. For her, it was a guarantee.

How do you know what her credentials are?

It doesn't matter what her credentials are. That is the point. But whatever they are, almost every other student with her credentials would be faced with a potential rejection. Not so for her.

And not so for Bush who left his high school as a C student yet landed a plum spot at Yale then as a C student Harvard Business.

Nothing new under the sun.

I've never heard what Bush's high school GPA was, but it is known that he had 1209 SAT score. Yes, this is low for Yale, but still a very good score, and not what you would expect from a C student.

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Anonymous wrote:The majority of these comments display a level of naivety that is mind boggling. Do you really believe that there was a discussion at the Admissions Committee roundtable at Harvard where Malia Obama was discussed for her ability to add to the diversity of the school "can check the minority box"? Do you really believe that her application was in a stack like everyone else's or that her applying to multiple schools would in any way effect the chances of the rest of her classmates at Sidwell? This game was played at a level that has nothing to do with the way that the rest of the population might apply.

Of course this is true. By all accounts she is a strong student coming from a prestigious school with a unique background. She has her pick of schools, which is fine by me.

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Anonymous wrote:The majority of these comments display a level of naivety that is mind boggling. Do you really believe that there was a discussion at the Admissions Committee roundtable at Harvard where Malia Obama was discussed for her ability to add to the diversity of the school "can check the minority box"? Do you really believe that her application was in a stack like everyone else's or that her applying to multiple schools would in any way effect the chances of the rest of her classmates at Sidwell? This game was played at a level that has nothing to do with the way that the rest of the population might apply.

Of course this is true. By all accounts she is a strong student coming from a prestigious school with a unique background. She has her pick of schools, which is fine by me.

PP here. My comment was not meant to disparage her strengths as a candidate.

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Anonymous wrote:The majority of these comments display a level of naivety that is mind boggling. Do you really believe that there was a discussion at the Admissions Committee roundtable at Harvard where Malia Obama was discussed for her ability to add to the diversity of the school "can check the minority box"? Do you really believe that her application was in a stack like everyone else's or that her applying to multiple schools would in any way effect the chances of the rest of her classmates at Sidwell? This game was played at a level that has nothing to do with the way that the rest of the population might apply.

Of course this is true. By all accounts she is a strong student coming from a prestigious school with a unique background. She has her pick of schools, which is fine by me.

Anonymous wrote:The majority of these comments display a level of naivety that is mind boggling. Do you really believe that there was a discussion at the Admissions Committee roundtable at Harvard where Malia Obama was discussed for her ability to add to the diversity of the school "can check the minority box"? Do you really believe that her application was in a stack like everyone else's or that her applying to multiple schools would in any way effect the chances of the rest of her classmates at Sidwell? This game was played at a level that has nothing to do with the way that the rest of the population might apply.

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Anonymous wrote:She is not a legacy. Neither parent went undergrad. I am sure she earned it. Sidwell is a hard school. Good luck to her.

Yes. Her father is also president. She can go wherever she wants.

Actually post undergrad -mba, law etc still get the legacy preference.

Not for Harvard College.

Yes it is for Harvard.