<p>I'm a current junior in hs...
Here are my stats so please chance me:
SAT: 2260
ACT: 33
GPA: 88.4/100 (3 AP courses SOPHOMORE YEAR, I got 5's on all exams) (Yes I know its kind of low)
Activities: Dance, tennis, lacrosse, piano, violin, president of three clubs, 600+ hours of internship with doctors, science fair projects
Parents are doctors but they went to Brown and Harvard
Income: $1M+
Not applying for financial aid. (not sure if these matter but ive seen them put in the accepted students profiles here on cc)
Race: Asian
Hooks: $?</p>
<p>Wealth isn’t a hook. Uber wealth (and a willingness to donate millions) is a hook</p>
<p>How much do you have to donate to become a hook?
And please define “uber” wealth
I’m not trying to be cocky at all, I’m honestly wondering:
My family is definitely NOT one of the families that will donate to get children in, but having said that, we are very very loyal to the institutions we attend, and therefore my family would be willing to donate a substantial amount (1m+) to any college that I attend that I feel has had a significant impact on me. My parents have done so with their alma maters, but Im not sure how much I want to go to Harvard or Brown</p>
<p>for yale, eight figures. Or at least high sevens with the prospect for more. Have your parents discuss with the Harvard and Brown development offices what’s an “opening” figure. I’m sure Yale’s number will be close to Harvard’s. Good luck.</p>
<p>Will they ask us to donate prior to offering a spot?
That completely goes against my parents’ philosophy, so I doubt my parents would agree to that.
And is the development office open about these things? Or do all these “negotiations” happen “secretly?”</p>
<p>Assuming my family will donate money after I am admitted but not before, what are my chances?</p>
<p>“And is the development office open about these things? Or do all these ‘negotiations’ happen ‘secretly?’”</p>
<p>Discretion is their watchword.</p>
<p>Ya my family really won’t wanna donate prior to admission.
So, what are my chances assuming that we’ll donate after admission?</p>
<p>^^ Then your family’s wealth is not going to help you, as “developmental” donations are usually given prior to a student applying to college.</p>
<p>Although this thread is about Harvard Admissions, everything in it pertains to Yale and Brown Admissions, as well. After reading this thread, if you have a specific question, please repost.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1420290-chance-threads-please-read-before-posting-one.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1420290-chance-threads-please-read-before-posting-one.html</a></p>
<p>^^ I agree. Honestly, with a GPA of 88.4/100, your chances at any Ivy League school are minimal, at best. To quote from the Yale Admissions page: [What</a> Yale Looks For | Yale College Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.yale.edu/what-yale-looks-for]What”>http://admissions.yale.edu/what-yale-looks-for)</p>
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<p>Schools like Yale and Harvard are really just small colleges attached to whale-like hedge funds, so I think it would take a substantial gift to purchase consideration. </p>
<p>Here is one reference point: </p>
<p>“Harvard Price,” a specific donation dollar amount which would get your son or daughter admitted. The figure is said to be $5 million these days for an applicant who is reasonably competitive and $10 million for one who is not. Daniel Golden’s The Price of Admission provides a specific example which tends to generally confirm this disturbing belief."</p>
<p>Source: <a href=“http://theamericanconservative.com/pdf/The%20Myth%20of%20American%20Meritocracy-Unz.pdf[/url]”>http://theamericanconservative.com/pdf/The%20Myth%20of%20American%20Meritocracy-Unz.pdf</a></p>
<p>That’s great info! 5 M - Thanks so mch!</p>
<p>^^ No, that would be 10M for you, as your 88.4 GPA indicates you are not a competitive applicant for an Ivy League school. And as that book is dated, the current price has probably increased.</p>
<p>…this thread is quite humorous :)…</p>
<p>This isn’t a ■■■■■
I have no reason to just waste my time posting random things in this forum
I’m actually curious about my chances and wanted to throw in all circumstances</p>
<p>houstonkid, typically working physicians (these days) don’t have $10M in discretionary capital. Perhaps your parents are an exception. </p>
<p>I do know of one kid who, like yourself, did not have the needed grades in high school. He matriculated at Hunter college and thrived his freshmen year. His dad then made a gift to Harvard that enabled him transfer in, and he was miserable. He HATED it. It was a mistake. So, there is something to be said for just letting the admissions process take it’s normal course.</p>
<p>My parents don’t have 10 M in capital, 5 M and 10 M are two very different figures.
Thank you for the advice arwarw, ill take it into consideration</p>
<p>Houstonkid2200, your parents did not accumulate between $5M and $10M (which sounds like the situation) by wasting $5M to place a child in a school that’s probably not a fit. I might be wrong, but I’m guessing that I’m not.</p>
<p>My parents did not accumulate money by putting me in a school? Im confused
They accumulated money through jobs and inherited wealth</p>
<p>^^ Let me put it another way: If you have an 88.4 GPA at a competitive high school, you will probably have an equal or lower GPA if you are admitted to a school like HYP. That’s just a fact, as you will be encountering student’s who are at the very top of their game. When you graduate college and go looking for a job, some employers ask for your GPA . . . and, unless your family is related to George Bush, you don’t want to be saying “I have a C average.”</p>
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<p>You are either a ■■■■■ and acting as though you didn’t get my point, or you honestly didn’t get my point, in which case I guess you might as well be a ■■■■■.</p>