Bwrk?

epiphany
Fri, 11 Mar 2005 09:41:15 +0000

Most people would only know the “code” if they had read the particular admissions book which discussed it (at some length), or if they happened to read this board which discussed it (before you probably joined, looks like).

A problem I have with it is not only that the author used it as a pejorative (already discussed previously), but that I think the acronym is a misnomer. The students singled out --it seemed like about 80% of Duke applicants,BTW- would have been better labeled EWRK or H-AWRK (Excellent or Highly Accomplished). These were not B+ students who dabbled in lots of areas (also, in itself, not such a bad thing!). As I remember, they were stand-out, sometimes in one area, sometimes in several – multiple awards, achievement, leadership, service, etc.

Some of us are still trying to figure out where these “rejects” (hmph!) are going, since some Ivies have said they could fill another freshman class with them. Are they spreading out to various LAC’s? Are they going to all regions of the country – & beyond? Are they going to major publics? (Or all of the above?)