<p>ay, but you still bothered to take the time to understand...</p>
<p>man both of you chill. mommypain could have had some comments that were not entirely factual/true but i dont think that entitles you to call her a blatant liar. and as i believe you also have parents, im surprised you didn't understand how parents think in general. they think great of their kids and that may well reflect in their posts. however, they are not technically lying are they? please don't start another war over this post. i have better things to do.</p>
<p>As always, the foreingers have great words of peace.....</p>
<p>heres a good quote i pulled from another CC board:</p>
<p>"Test scores aren't as important as most people believe they are, but they are more important than you'd probably like them to be."</p>
<p>i believe that this quote sums up what some here have been arguing over.</p>
<p>Desertman- thats so amazing. Now shut up and **** off</p>
<p>haha foreigners also have great words of authority (now shut up and **** off- from Kjoodles) that was a bit harsh wasn't it kjoodles? not saying i disagree though...</p>
<p>Desert Man:</p>
<p>I don't traverse these boards that frequently, but since I am now looking into schools for child #2, I do post once in a while, and I do get "replys" sent automatically to my work e-mail.</p>
<p>So, here it is in a nutshell. </p>
<p>Yes, there were way more qualified students that applied to and got into Princeton last year.</p>
<p>Yes, my son would have never had a chance if he weren't a recruited athlete.</p>
<p>For the record, my son had five top schools contact him for his sport, and got into three of them.</p>
<p>Did I lie about his stats? No, I did not lie. Was I off on the SAT scores? Yes, by what, 20 points? Gee sorry. About his class rank? No, when I first posted about a year ago or so, I was going by the percentage that was at the end of his JUNIOR year. When he completed the end of his senior year, he had improved considerably, and his percentage moved up quite a bit.</p>
<p>Was I sad about Princeton? Yes, yes I was. I put myself through school for ten years at night. I lived in a roach infested apartment for about the first few years, while I commuted into Manhattan to work full time. To have a child of mine even have the slightest, most remote chance to get into Princeton was like a dream come true. An absolute, unbelievable dream. If he had gotten in, it would have been another "rags to riches" type of story.....overcoming all odds. And you know what? When all is said and done, he had a chance....a chance that he worked for years honing his skills at . Blood, sweat and highs and lows went into that. I am very, very proud of what he accomplished. </p>
<p>I don't know if you are a parent or if you are a student, but whomever you are, I honestly believe that you have very deep problems, that are surfacing more and more through your posts.</p>
<p>I am a parent who has done everything above and beyond to raise three good kids. Three good and decent kids that will be going out into the world. Your world, my world, everyone's world. No matter what school they have ended up at, or will end up at for the other two, doesn't really matter. The most important things in life are your health, and then happiness. And I honestly believe that all three will make the world a little bit better.</p>
<p>I think you really need to get a grip on what's important in your world. If knocking down middle aged women who get a few numbers wrong is your idea of a bad person, then I truly wonder what kind of parent raised you to be so mean-spirited, nasty and insecure. Please stop posting, as you are only embarrasing yourself more and more.</p>
<p>Peace.</p>
<p>Mommypain:</p>
<p>I think that because the ED date is drawing nearer, everone's nerves are frayed to the edge. Bearing that in mind, please don't take Desertman's words too much to heart.</p>
<p>Peace, everyone</p>
<p>totally agreed mommypain. nicely put indeed :)</p>