<p>so,</p>
<p>are new uppers at exeter placed in the most undesirable dorms since they don't get to choose which dorm to live in? </p>
<p>i know i won't be spending much time at all in the dorms, or paying much attention to the crown molding while i'm there, but is there a significant chance that i won't have to shower in a mildewed dungeon or get stuck with the most authoritarian dorm parents on campus? or am i pretty much doomed to the left over dorms?</p>
<p>nahh lol no way blair
umm well there is some truth that uppers get placed in a kind of weird way, as they fill up empty spots in dorms [like if there were an unusually low number of lowers in that dorm the last year] to even things out, but you always can request between dorms, or at least between a dorm or a house</p>
<p>but have faith in exeter's placement, because they usually do a pretty good job in matching the personality of the dorm with yours</p>
<p>but its also important to let them know what you want, if you have specific preferences or special needs, that'll help them a lot</p>
<p>"You don't get into Harvard (from Andover) unless you're A. rich B. a genius or C. black" -- I read this un-PC remark somewhere on CC -- not sure about the accuracy." </p>
<p>That's disgusting. And innacurate. Of the people I know going to Harvard this year, only a few of them are very rich, ONE of them is black, and as for being a genius? That's an exaggeration. Yes, all the people who were accepted are smart -- but they had to be to get into Andover in the first place. </p>
<p>I hate hearing statements like that; they don't indicate that college admissions are discriminatory and prejudiced, they indicate that the people who asserted the idea in the first place are so.</p>
<p>I haven't gotten a dorm placement thing yet.</p>
<p>^^I think we get them in late August.</p>
<p>eh. i don't want to wait.</p>
<p>Yeah. The suspense is killing me.</p>
<p>I originally stated this over-publicized quib regarding who gets into Harvard from Andover. In it's original form, it reads:</p>
<p>"There's a saying at Andover that no one gets into Harvard these days unless you're 1). legacy 2). a genius or 3). black. As unpleasant and politically incorrect as that may be, the recent trends support this assertion." </p>
<p>Now, I don't like it at all but I find it extremely hard to scream false. </p>
<p>"Of the people I know going to Harvard this year, only a few of them are very rich, ONE of them is black, and as for being a genius? That's an exaggeration."
Really?? Do the initials DW or JK mean anything to you? I'm going to stop there. What grade are you in anyways? PM me if you'd rather not share.</p>
<p>I know who you're referencing, but I'm not sure how that makes your point. I'll say again, as I have many times, that Andover is an amazing school (I'm sure you know that) which provides a great education, and to have that education and its products demeaned by writing off Ivy League acceptances as the result of race or socioeconomic status is incredibly offensive. People get into Harvard from Andover if they've done well in their classes, participated in community service, etc. It's my personal belief that defending that statement is a huge excuse. If someone thinks they can't get into a top school from Andover or any other prep school because of their race or the amount of money they have in the bank, it's not like that attitude is helping them. If I get into an Ivy from Andover, I don't want the immediate assumption to be, "Oh, it's because of her daddy's money / affirmative action." Likewise, if someone else gets a rejection letter in the mail that day, I don't want it to be immediately dismissed as, "OH. It's because I'm white and didn't donate half a mil. OH." These are issues we need to stop hiding behind.</p>
<p>That's my two cents, and basically why I'm against affirmative action, actually. Take it as you will.</p>
<p>"If I get into an Ivy from Andover, I don't want the immediate assumption to be, "Oh, it's because of her daddy's money / affirmative action.""</p>
<p>Except that's precisely what happens sometimes. I don't think you really grasp the facts if you can claim you know those initials and then not blink. </p>
<p>And I don't really know about affirmative action but there was a good article about it in the Phillipian this year. Did you read it by any chance? Commentary section</p>
<p>"People get into Harvard from Andover if they've done well in their classes, participated in community service, etc."</p>
<p>But there are many who do just that (the majority of the school, I would assume) that are automatically rejected. And there are kids at public schools who do just that -- get great grades/scores, are really dedicated and involved in some impressive activities -- who do get in (and some who don't).</p>
<p>blair, did you get my PM from yesterday? I don't remember if it said your inbox was full or not lol</p>