<p>Well, your party must not be very good if the selectivity rate is so low. I will have to think about whether I might want to try for a more prestigious party now.</p>
<p>But, just in case I don’t get into a more prestigious party, please let me know where to send my party deposit and count on me attending your accepted partiers reception over the summer. :)</p>
<p>carolyn - great minds…</p>
<p>People, people, you’re so quick to jump to conclusions. We are a new party location, hoping to build on our young reputation by offering those who participate here at the venerable CC an opportunity to help build this party from the ground up. Be a part of the exciting new party scene in Northern California, and lay the groundwork for the best party location ever! Our staff has been assembled from the ranks of the most prestigious parties nationwide, and our facilities can’t be beat. We know you’ll be glad you accepted.</p>
<p>LATE-BREAKING NEWS! We have just received word from our administration that those participating this year will become members of our first Honors Party class, with special opportunities and benefits not offered to other candidates. Confirm your place today!</p>
<p>Ooooh, mootmom. I get it now! The Olin of parties. I’m there! :D</p>
<p>Or maybe the UC Merced party?</p>
<p>SBmom…great minds indeed. :)</p>
<p>Mootmom, what benefits are there to attending the honors program at public party over a more expensive and prestigious private ivy league party? Will we receive more individual atttention? More opportunities for one on one conversations with other partiers? I have to be convinced that attending an honors party at a public institution is superior to the prestige party of my dreams. Still, I am leaning towards attending your fine public party because that will mean I can save money to put towards my graduate party. Please send me details.</p>
<p>And at which parties do I have to share a bathroom with boys?</p>
<p>Dear Media,Dig:</p>
<p>Congratulations. You have been nominated by your fellow partyconfidential.com posters as someone who is destined for greatness. We would like to acknowledge that recognition by letting you know that you qualify for inclusion in the National Honor Roll of Scholastic Partiers. This is a great honor and your family should be very proud of this achievement.</p>
<p>Media,Dig, as part of the recognition, you have been issued (enclosed) a Certificate of Inclusion, a press release for your local paper, and an order form for our book, The 2005 National Honor Roll of Scholastic Partiers. While there is no obligation to purchase the book, we are sure that you will want to order several of these heirloom publications.</p>
<p>Again, congratulations on this very important honor.</p>
<p>Mootmom: The point you raise about supplemental materials is an extremely important one - one that is not always taken by prospective party applicants with as much thought as it should be.</p>
<p>In deciding what, if indeed any, supplemental materials to submit with their application, party applicants need to understand that what may seem humorous to an applicant or the applicant’s friends may not seem so humorous to an overworked party adcom. Try to look at the materials from the point of view of a party adcom who already has had to review hundreds of party applications and has hundreds more to go, may be working late at night, probably has seen dozens of videos, poems, and other materials aimed at showing the talents or supposed sense of humor of party applicants, and may not be in a mood to appreciate humor, or any attempt at humor. If you were in their shoes, would you want to see that material at that time? </p>
<p>By sending in supplemental material, you are in essence putting yourself in the entertainment business. Most entertainers try out their material first in safe places such as open mike sessions or small friendly clubs, where they can judge the audience response, before presenting it in front of an important audience. Why take the risk of presenting your material to a possibly overtired and grumpy party adcom at just the wrong time?</p>
<p>If the supplemental material doesn’t give a very unusual insight into something about you that isn’t aready apparent from the oher parts of the application, please have pity on the poor party adcom and leave it out of the package.</p>
<p>At my party we’ll review supplemental videotapes of you dancing, or audios of your best jokes to be evaluated by the appropriate experts-- excellent dancers & raconteurs on our staff. Please do not send originals as they will not be returned.</p>
<p>Hello everyone. I’ve been lurking on this thread for a while and must admit that I wish I understood more about how to be invited to the right party. </p>
<p>Here are my stats:
Posts: 854
Member Since: circa Jan/Feb 2004
Level of CC Activity: Fairly Active - BWRP
ECs: Travel, Sailing, Epicurean, CC
Hook: Currently the youngest CC parent of record at age 36</p>
<p>What do you guys think? Do I stand a chance? </p>
<p>I’m interested in finding a good match, above all. I want a CC party where I can sip really great wine and discuss lots of varied topics…not just admissions and board scores. I’m open to all locations…near and far. I don’t believe I’ll compromise my standards by selecting a party too close to home. If there’s a Philadelphia party, which includes one of my favorite CCers, BHG, all the better. </p>
<p>I have supplemental matierals to submit. But, they are of a confidential nature as they depict me in caribbean sailing attire - I won’t elaborate;) Thus, I’ll only submit them after receiving a likely letter. </p>
<p>oh…I almost forgot…I’m a URM. Will that help? Well, I’m really a half-URM…but I think that still counts as much.</p>
<p>Yemaya- your hook is the same as mine - You Wrote: “Could my URM status be my hook? I am much younger than most on this thread, I live in the midatlantic, and I am half a tradicional URM. Therefore, my attendance could bring geographic, racial and age group diversity!”</p>
<p>What are your stats?</p>
<p>Would someone pleae list the top parties, in order of selectivity?</p>
<p>momsdream,</p>
<p>we are trying to get away from the selectivity fever and strive for “fit.”</p>
<p>What is the interquartile range of postings for this party (mid 50%)? If comfortably above the 75th percentile, could one expect an automatic offer of substantial merit aid to attend? For those of use who must consider this party a “reach”, what hooks are you looking for to round out the community at your party? How many overnights can you accommodate to determine fit and to demonstrate interest?</p>
<p>Hey, I get accepted to EVERY party around town!! lol</p>
<p>UPDATED STATS:
[ul][<em>]Member
[</em>]3.58 posts per day
[<em>]387 posts total
[</em>]12 threads started
[<em>]excellent skills in sizing, colors, and quotations
[</em>]proficient skills in listing
[<em>]great essays, great recs
[</em>]from midatlantic
[<em>]non legacy
[</em>]willing to make a generous donation
[li]applying ED (to CA party)[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>HOOK: URM (midatlantic, young, half “traditional” URM)</p>
<p>Oh no, momsdream! Do you think that adcoms will not want both of us??? Does anyone know if they reject qualified applicants if there are too many that are similar?!?!?!?!?</p>
<p>BTW, do you think that my chances are lower because of yemayo13’s posts earlier in the thread?</p>
<p>All of this humor is great (I never would have realized how many different posts there were to parody), BUT I do have two questions for potential party hosts: Can we loft the beds in your spare bedroom and do we need extra long sheets?</p>
<p>I need to know about egg crate foam. Will the furniture be comfortable without it? Please, anyone have any experience?</p>
<p>Also, will the party givers take out-of-state checks, or should I try to open a checking account at a bank with a branch in the town where the party will be given?</p>