<p>Looks like most of these ECs one can get if one has money. So they shouldn’t have much weightage, unless you win AMC math competitions etc.</p>
<p>Adcoms want kids with different experiences, not a bunch of nerds :p</p>
<p>My friend did do fairly well in her ECs internship etc. My point is other hardworking kids don’t get such wonderful chance to prove themselves. </p>
<p>Also, I think adcoms understand that these kids with legacy will most likely get in IVYs or other top universities. That only helps boost the boarding school’s profile, so why not…</p>
<p>So you are saying leagay helps which is my point.</p>
<p>twentyfourteen said she had to work very hard for ECs and stuff, while legacy kids get in so easily.</p>
<p>I was trying to correct her impression that legacy kids have nothing except connections. Regardless of legacy, the kinds of experiences that they have help a lot. Even if my friend hides the fact that she’s legacy kid, adcoms still see in her profile that she interned at SP500 company and did fairly well in summer programs at Yale/Brown, went to charity in Africa etc. she’ll still get in. If someone has that kind of orientation and experiences since so early, he/she will likely turn out great and get in good universities anyway. That’s all my point - to correct her impression that legacy kids have nothing except connections.</p>
<p>pulsar I wasn’t trying to argue with you, I didn’t even read your posts before today or know your point :D</p>
<p>@pulsar,
Yes, that’s true, but this girl wasn’t a genius. She just was really good at getting good grades. Remember, grades don’t equal how smart you are. They can be an indicator, but they are not the only way to determine intelligence. Neither is standardized testing. And in this girl’s case she was not a genius.</p>
<p>boardingschool-I never mentioned legacy kids. The only connection I made was that “And even though a legacy is completely different. I do want to say this.” <–actually there should be a comma between different and I. I was saying that what I said about my classmate was not that they are not a legacy. This person actually doesn’t have a legacy. They’re dad just has a really good friend that happens to be the Dean of Admissions. </p>
<p>And from what pulsar said that you can get those EC’s with money is partly true. Because they have the money to travel to those places and help, that can give a great impression like “Oh I went to South Africa to help the needy.” Well most of us can’t say that because we don’t have the money to even travel there. But them helping in South Africa or wherever does say something. That even though they have money and travel tons, they still take time to help others. So the good they do outweighs the fact that they have money. </p>
<p>And it’s true they don’t want a straight A student. They want a well rounded student who excels in more than one subject who can contribute to the school since most who apply do have the amazing grades and SSAT scores to get in!</p>
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welcome to the crowd</p>
<p>Hey Jaypee , nice to see you after a while. Welcome back! Leaders lead, followers join the crowd.</p>
<p>hey can anyone tell me how do i post something?</p>
<p>You just did…</p>
<p>I think yellow means how to post a new thread? Go to the page with all the threads on it and click “New Thread.”</p>