Congrats. Is it enough to cover all tuition?
Big Honor
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No. It is $20,000 for all 4 years.
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Thank you!
Congrats! hopefully it works out.
ORM = Asian. Are there any other over represented minorities?
Asians (more specifically - Indian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese) are the ones who donāt meet the definition of āinstitutional prioritiesā at highly selective schools.
Sorry if I said the quiet part out loud.
āStudents of color minus Asianā
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Thank you!
Because Asians learnt to overcome everything thrown at themā¦Grit is not exactly valued.
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ORM = Asian. Are there any other over represented minorities?
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Jews?!
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Letās be honest here - most students, irrespective of ethnic background, donāt meet the definition of āinstitutional prioritiesā at schools with a 5% acceptance rate.
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Underrepresented minorities are not institutional priorities?
Bottom line is most selective colleges treat certain Asians the same as white students.
This student said it best:
ā[The university uses] us when they want to be diverse, and then not when they donāt want to,ā Anish Kakarla, a UMD student and president of the South Asian Student Association
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Yes, URM students are an institutional priority at some schools given that there are so few of them attending. So are FGLI students. So are recruited athletes. So are children of wealthy donors. As there is no shortage of Asian or white students at these same schools they arenāt a priority.
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Agreed.
I was just pointing out in my post that not all minorities are treated the same.
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Kind of a random question for you allā¦as we wait, Iām sure Iām not the only parent trying to read tea leaves. Anyone try to read into the emails the AOs send? Daughter has had to provide some updates and some queries about legit issues, and the varied responses have me guessing.
School A - RD school, reach-y. .AO Ignored several emails from her for year or so. Last two emails have been effusive and complimentary āthrilled your senior year is going so wellā
School B - RD school, target. She has developed some rapport with this AO over the last year or so. Our district has a systems delay processing mid year grades and they wonāt arrive til late Feb. this AO āyou have nothing to worry aboutā re delay
School C - deferred Ea. This AO has been very curt lol
Anyone have thoughtsā¦.? Am I reading too much into this
And yes I have way too much time in my hands. I do contract work p/t and I clearly should have taken a contract this quarter
(ETA this all may mean nothing, we have also noticed that the private school AOs try waaayy harder to build relationships vs the large flagships, which makes sense). She has one AO at a school she was accepted at that we call āRude Joeā whenever we refer to him because heās been so off putting
I want to read the tea leaves of various communications, but I am resisting the urge. I got a lovely letter from my alma mater (my daughter is applying). The tone was positive and warm; apparently, they are so glad she is applying and they value my connection to the college and that I would want to send my daughter there. But the long and the short of the letter was basically to remind me that admissions is ever more competitive because of the number of applicants. So as much as I wish the letter meant something, I am positive it is a form letter sent to all alums and its meaning was actually āwe are just warning you not to hold your breath because it is not bloody likely that your kid will be admitted!ā 
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Aka they value your connection to the college and would like you to send your money there. 
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Precisely. My current involvement with my Alma mater is about 75% tied to whether my qualified child is admitted, if she goes elsewhere so will the $.
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I have gotten an uptick in communication from my alma mater recently as well. Interestingly, D24 did not apply there (but would have if she hadnāt gotten in to her ED)ā¦but surely they must know I have kids in the application stage? They have not been calling my siblings, who are also alum.
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My feeling is if you are getting truly personal (not just form) positive comments from an AO, that certainly is not a bad sign. But if it would be a reachy admit for you, do not get overly excited yet absent an actual likely letter/call or such.
Conversely, I would read absolutely nothing into impersonal or even borderline negligent interactions. The volume of applications is often crazy these days, and some people just do not come across well when they are stressed, so it really isnāt something I would view as a negative indicator.
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Think I might be comment 10,000! Yes - and now I see this forum is closed bc we reached 10K. Will someone begin a new one?
Question re how schools view certain communities. Do you think the LGBTQ+ community is considered at all in admissions?