What are his Chances?

newyorka
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:06:00 +0000

You’re right, the others are from South Dakota, Alaska and underrepresented countries.

What they are not is white or Asian from the NE, mid-Atlantic, CA or other generally represented state. They play a rare instrument the marching band needs or something of that sort.

Has anyone read The Price of Admission written by a Wall St. Journal reporter?

Wish I could say this info was something I uncovered through brilliant research, but all this has been in print for some time.

And you do the math, figure out the acceptance rate for unhooked candidates given a 8% acceptance rate and the fact that half the class is hooked.

All of those school passed on the sal from my school this year, a brilliant Asian girl with great but not world class ECs coming from a school that sends 30% plus to ivies plus.