<p>Shennie - I do agree that the elite univs have no intention of changing and actually enjoy the situation.</p>
<p>We can make a change by bycotting the admissions all together but slah!! I won't be able to take that decision too for my child.</p>
<p>I think we might have to go on living under this stress till the admissions results are out and the child is not in. Then we will accept that there are other good colleges too. </p>
<p>Till that time we will hope (including myself) that the child will get into these colleges how difficult it might be.</p>
<p>I just tasted a rejection from Caltech YESS summer program where my child applied and didn't get accepted as they had 450 applications for 30 intake and the program is ment for URM leaving only 5 seats for general admission.</p>
<p>But I still had hope it might happen but it didn't and I may have to face the same come 2009 regarding the Ivies admission. Still I've hope and the child is working hard to make it happen. Will it happen??? may or maynot.</p>
<p>The only thing that will bother me in the end that the my child childhood was made unnecessary tough by the dubious standard of success.</p>