Chance a Pacific Islander with low GPA (competitive high school) /good SAT/extremely strong extracurriculars for T30s and Cornell ED

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A thread of interest

The payoff for a prestigious college degree is smaller than you think

"Prospective college students are trying to gauge whether a given college is worth the cost. This annual ritual is now fraught for students weighing whether to pay big dollars for what may turn out to be a lot of online lectures and Zoom chats. The stakes are especially high for students who’ve received the golden ticket to prestigious colleges where tuition can run $50,000 or more per annum. After all, there’s a popular belief that a diploma from a prestigious college is key to future life success. That’s why admissions consultants can charge $200 or more per hour to help students get into elite universities. That’s why last year’s ‘Varsity Blues’ FBI sting found parents paying fixers to get their kids into USC and Georgetown. Yet, upon a closer look, it’s not clear that the return lives up to the billing." … https://thehill.com/opinion/education/500609-the-pay-off-for-a-prestigious-college-degree-is-smaller-than-you-think