<p>Exactly, there are many happy accepted individuals in this forum. You got into your dream school, or “safety” school to the IVYs, let the many more who did not get in allow their intense feelings out in a “harmless” way. The OP might have been sardonic and “slightly” exaggerated some “truths,” but there was enough there to spark off reactions by all of us.</p>
<p>Also have you all noted how many have read this thread compared to other more traditional topics? I say the OP might have allowed many “rejected” individuals vicariously get something off their chest. Let us not forget the people who followed NYU info/ topics and yearned day and night to get in. Let this be a group venting.</p>
<p>We know no school is perfect (yes, even Harvard). NYU is one of them. It is expensive. Aid is often atrocious given how expensive the school is. Admission decisions can be very subjective and the “right” candidate may be turned down for the “wrong” candidate (think of someone who scored high SAT based on ability and lack of ethics in “buying” the scores). It can favor celebrities (what I reported about Emma Watson came from NYU Local, I believe). AND YES, sorry people, THERE IS KNOWN CHEATING AND SCAMMING WITH THE SAT TEST TAKING that the authorities are looking into.</p>
<p>Live and let live. Or, maybe we should be a little gracious. Those who got in, celebrate. Those who did not, let them grieve in their own way, if it is part jest, part anger/ bitterness, part drama. It certainly has fostered a good discussion on the integrity of the SAT scores.</p>