UCSD comprehensive review formula

nedad
Wed, 09 Nov 2005 06:30:29 +0000

The whole formula idea for college acceptance is totally nauseating. It makes no logical sense whatsoever. I never heard of such idiocy in my life. It’s completely irrational to put points on things. Who decides how “life-altering” an event is, for example? And some outside extra curriculars are far more valuable than team captain (which can be bogus at some schools, where every senior is automatically a co-captain). At our town’s high school, the school government (class president, etc) do NOTHING and all the activities, fundraisers, etc, are run by another group!

Thank God for schools that DON’T do that and actually LOOK AT THE CANDIDATE. My son goes to a top ten LAC where, when we go up for parents’ committee meetings, etc., the President KNOWS HIM BY NAME and even comments on his essay (which was apparently passed around).

Well, to each his own.