Anyone ever get into every Ivy?

Applying to College
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<p>I have a story about someone who got into NONE. He is simply known now at my school as The Boy Who Got In Nowhere. He was the president of the student body at our prestigious former feeder NYC private school, so I guess he thought he'd have a good shot everywhere. He applied to 7 Ivys, and was shot down by each one. Ouuuch. Any time someone says that theyre applying to only really selective schools, we remind he/she of... The Boy Who Got in Nowhere.</p>

<p>this was from a few years ago though.</p>

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<p>haha... that's one way to become a legend. I'm still trying to be street-basketball asian superstar? Will I be the "Boy Who Can't Jump High Enough to Reach the Rim?"</p>

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<p>In reference to breasts, would that be a criteria or criterion?</p>

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Will I be the "Boy Who Can't Jump High Enough to Reach the Rim?"

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<p>Sorry, it's taken. And the sad thing is I'm a little over six feet. =p</p>

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<p>I should hope it would be a single criterion... any breasts dissimilar enough to merit two criteria might not be worth any ;)</p>

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There a certain amount of blind luck in being accepted. If a person's goal is to go to an Ivy no matter which one, then applying more times would increase the odds. Ideally it could be like a raffle where you can apply to each school more than once. You know, apply to Harvard 50 times and hope that you get thru at least once.

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I love this idea.</p>

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<p>Maybe they'll stick you in the Extension program with Hillary Duff. =)
TTG</p>

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<p>Size is singular, so you want say criterion. Just "breasts" refer to two objects, whether you like it or not, so they're criteria. However, a chest is a criterion.</p>

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<p>a kid from my school got into HYPS, Brown, Cornell, Penn, Amherst Williams.</p>

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<p>Well someone I know got into Harvard, MIT, and Caltech early. She would've gotten into every Ivy, I swear. She had a 1600 and was on the national Physics team for the IMO twice. I'm sure she would've been rejected from Tufts, though :P.</p>

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<p>If she got into all three early, she violated Harvard's SCEA policy and could be rescinded.</p>

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<p>this could have been prior to harvards switch to SCEA.</p>

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<p>I think it was different four years ago.</p>

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<p>I knew a girl who went to my highschool a couple of years ago who got into all of the ivies. I don't know why someone would waste their money doing that if they knew they could get in wherever they wanted.</p>

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<p>the affirmation, i suppose. and perhaps she truly liked all of them for diff reasons.</p>

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<p>While I agree that anyone applying to all eight Ivies probably hasn't thought about their preferences and ideal fit enough, one thing they DO all have in common is exceptional classmates; if one wants to attend school with a bright and diverse group of students, each of the Ivies can deliver that experience (albeit with major differences in other areas).</p>

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<p>And, since no one can be sure of getting into any Ivy, broadening the net a little helps the odds.</p>

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<p>Does that mean that if I pick my wife solely on the basis of her breast size, then that is not a bad reason?</p>

<p>-Nope; have at you!</p>

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<p>I know multiple people from my HS who got into all the Ivy's(I want one of them :( ). If you can get into MIT and Yale you can get into them all.</p>

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<p>mieZo: Why did you and your friends apply to all of them?</p>

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<p>I agree that truthfully a person cannot genuinely love all 8 Ivies. I haven’t taken the SAT/ACT yet, so I don’t know where I stand, but I have a good GPA and want to go into archaeology/anthropology. Having said that, I’m looking at Brown, Columbia, Cornell, and Dartmouth (among several other non-Ivies) because they have good programs for what I want to do. Yale has an archaeology program, but I was browsing the website, and I just didn’t get the right vibe. Once I saw the other Ivies don’t have archaeology, I didn’t give them a second look.</p>