<p>Acceptance at elite schools seems to be a whimsical and capricious process. There frequently appears to be no logical reason why one person is accepted and another isn’t. It still smarts that my son was 0 for 5 at the Ivies when I saw others from his school no more qualified (or less so) who got in.</p>
<p>On the surface, it’s hard to understand why zlin didn’t get in and I can understand her anger and disappointment. And that is not taking anything away from the kids who were accepted.</p>