<p>I’m glad to hear this board has been supportive, and am sorry if I made any falsely placed accusations towards anyone. I simply wanted to make it clear that the fault was not Andison’s, but the system’s, and it is the system that should be blamed.</p>
<p>Someone asked which college I’m attending, and why I criticized Dartmouth, Amherst, and Williams. I’m attending Dartmouth, and I wasn’t criticizing the three, but lauding them for their focus on academics. Karl Furstenberg, Dartmouth’s admissions director, himself told me that they accept the academically strongest 3-5% of applicants, as long as they aren’t serial murderers, and that is something I truly respect. I never expected to get into college because of classical music, or to have it help me, but I did expect to get judged by my academic merits-and that is what happened at Dartmouth and Amherst, where I was accepted (didn’t apply to Williams.) It is regrettable that schools do not look at music as a plus, but if I had to do it again, I would not conduct myself any differently as far as extra-curriculars. Indeed, my instrument is simply too important to me, and getting a waitlist from Harvard, Columbia, Brown, and Swarthmore, and rejections from Yale and Princeton is the price I had to pay I’m afraid. By academics, I was well qualified for any of those institutions, and would fall among the top 10-15% of admitted students by test scores, maybe higher.</p>
<p>In the end, I believe that the admissions process is overhyped, and I’m sure that I, as you all, will laugh at the whole thing down the road. Where your undergrad degree is from, career wise, will matter very little compared to where you go to grad school, and how well you perform in the workplace. Andison should keep this in mind as he goes about things, and that he will be able to get his vengeance eventually. As for intellectual honor, Andison should never doubt himself, and realize that the judgements of 20 something losers working in an admissions office, instead of doing something better with their lives, does not reflect upon who he is. As for my identity, I’ll give some clues so that maybe Andison could figure it out. I was at the camp with Andison in 2003, and was known for singing who let the dogs out, and constantly arguing with Zalman. I played in Debussy Trio and the Beethoven Trio. By the way, there is a girl (initials MW) from that session entering Swarthmore next year, so if Andison goes there, he will see a familiar face.</p>