<p>Wow, it looks like there is another student who hit the admissions jackpot!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55013922/#.U1lGUldkhEs">http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55013922/#.U1lGUldkhEs</a></p>
<p>Actually I don’t know if he got into 7 of 7 that he applied, to and didn’t get into Harvard, so it might be 7 out of 8, if he did apply to Harvard, but still pretty impressive.</p>
<p>It is not really a gamble if the student has good credentials and a great hook.</p>
<p>I don’t get why people make such a big deal of this. There is at least one kid at my school who does it every year and many people at my school get into all they apply to every year (including any ivies they applied to). Im at a magnet school and don’t understand this making the news. I didn’t apply to any ivies myself though. If people are really stellar, they’ll get in. It doesn’t make them news worthy…</p>
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<p>guineagirl96 I think people make a big deal of it because in most areas, multiple top school admissions have not been the norm this year. With all the fabulous high stat students getting turned away from any of these schools it is unusual for most of us to hear of someone who gets into so many. </p>
<p>I saw this linked on the page about the Wilmington student - triplets who were all accepted to Columbia and Penn:</p>
<p><a href=“DC triplets can take their pick of Ivy League schools - TheGrio”>http://thegrio.com/2014/04/22/dc-triplets-can-take-their-pick-of-ivy-league-schools/</a></p>
<p>They each have a 3.7 GPA at Georgetown Day, so they’re brilliant and hard-working. There’s a video, and they’re adorable, but can you imagine having triplet boys??? </p>
<p>Three in college at once. At least it will help to have them all in school at once if they are going to qualify for FA. </p>
<p>It seems that Penn loves triplets, twins and just about any siblings. Even though it isn’t considered Legacy, it seems to be an unofficial “hook”. </p>
<p>I would think almost anyone would qualify for FA with three in college at once. And we don’t know whether there are other siblings. </p>
<p>Yikes plus many more acceptances, how will he ever decide. Yeah, I don’t get why this is a big deal either, and it is baffling why you apply to this group except for the financial aid. What about students who just like one or two and get in to that and all their other choices?</p>
<p>Oh those triplets are adorable boys. I wonder if it is like a hook because of the publicity?</p>
<p>The triplets go to an elite DC prep school, and they have 3.7 GPAs. I imagine that even single kids with those grades from that school have a great chance for the Ivys!</p>
<p>Does any know how many student actually get into 8 of 8 (or even 7 of 8) Ivy League schools annually? I would think its fairly rare–hence the reason that such a big deal is being made of Kwasi Enin’s accomplishment. </p>
<p>I think it has the potential to happen frequently for the most desirable students but (1) such very desirable students usually target schools they are interested in, not just "all 8 Ivies) and (2) the only way it gets to the medial is if the kid (or his pushy GC) decide it is worth trumpeting, no one else has any way of knowing who gets into all 8.</p>
<p>I find it hard to believe that someone who finds Penn a good fit would also find Brown a good fit, or someone interested in Harvard finding Dartmouth a good fit. Just going for something called “IVY” isn’t exactly saying much about what the school offers or the lifestyle and feel of the school. What a silly way to pick a school. If the admissions people can see the other schools applied to, you would think this would be a red flag that this student is not actually interested in your school. </p>
<p>It is perfectly reasonable that a kid would be interested in multiple Ivies, and happy to attend several. Many kids do not have a strong preference for rural/suburban/urban, and are looking for a vital, challenging atmosphere and yes–oh, the horror–a certain degree of prestige. These schools have much in common, as well as some differences. I find it a bit hard to swallow that kids would really like ALL of them, but on the other hand, if need-based FA is crucial and the student is qualified, it is obvious that applying to the schools with the best need-based FA is part of a sound strategy.</p>
<p>I guess I can see that Consolation. The FA at these schools and some other top schools is certainly a big reason to apply. I know back in the day, that topped our list. I guess if you have to apply to 15 or 20 schools these days, this is going to happen. It seems though that kids doing that is the reason kids have to do that. A vicious circle.</p>
<p>In our high school it does happen that the val will get to all schools that he/she applies to. Not every year but quiet often. However, it is always a mix of strong schools and not all the Ivy league schools. If the val is stem oriented then it will be a few ivy league schools and then MIT, CMU, Caltech etc. If the val is in the humanities then it will be again a few Ivy league schools and then the strong famous LACs. This is a hs in a poor town and FA is of major concern. </p>
<p>My southern kid would apply to an coastal city, but not a Williams, RIT, Cornell, --someplace cold, more rural. A STEM match for him would probably be GA Tech rather than RIT or WIT.</p>
<p>Like am9799, I just don’t get a smart HS senior going to an Ivy sports league, when there are so many colleges to chose from that are strong in certain fields, and meet personal criteria as well.</p>
<p>The valedictorian in my HS class, back when when the acceptance rates were higher, was rejected ED from Yale. Which scared the you-know-what out of the rest of us. I think we all did much better on our RD apps because we were really frightened of across-the-board rejections.</p>
<p>She ended up going to Smith.</p>
<p>My son’s HS is highly ranked in our state, but few students target Ivies. Some specifically don’t target Ivies because they are legacies and they are sick and tired of their parents’ school. Kind of reverse affluenza, I’ll go to a CC then a state school and do great without grandfather’s pedigree.</p>
<p>FYI, there are 8 Ivies and not 7. </p>
<p>Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Columbia
University of Pennsylvania
Brown
Cornell
Dartmouth</p>
<p>Not necessarily in order of ranking.</p>