Admission Stats 2010--Read 'Em But Don't Weep

jfl2010
Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:02:46 +0000

I am very happy as things turned out. As you have experienced, my child has scholarships and honors acceptances from some very selective colleges. So in the end she is very happy to be going to her favorite school even though she was denied at PD and WL at Penn. She gave the denials about 5 minutes of lament and never broke stride.

My only regret is that they were able to get her to apply in the first place. I feel like I have added to the number of applications they have received and as a result even perpetuated the (dare I say it?) fraud they impose on college seniors each and every year.

I don’t think though, thats its parents living through their kids. (I guess for a few it is) I think its approaching the whole process with the idea that you will be judged on your merits and not those factors you do not control.

Lets try this disclaimer on the applications:

Please be advised that while your essays may be brilliant and you possess the academic credentials and activities that place you squarely in the middle of our accepted applicant pool, your race, athletic ability, artistic ability, legacy status, measure of giving, residency,and your status as first gen to go to college will weigh significantly on our decision. As a result, your academic credentials need to be above the 80th percentile of admitted students if you possess none of the aforementioned traits in order to have a fair chance of gaining admittance***

Lets see how many “qualified” students apply then?