<p>so i kno this girl who did not had much leadership positions durin her high school career, she got fair A- 's, and unpopular...like she has not had any boyfriend in her life (and she is a senior) or even flirted. well, let's say that her mom is really into her daughter's sh1+ so i literally saw her mommy doin college applications w/ her daughter at the library and she also went to visit the ivy leagues during the summer. i guess her mom managed to get some contacts from harvard, yale, and mit. not to mention that her parents are filthy rich.</p>
<p>well, today this girl got accepted to harvard and yale. can u believe that? it's not as if i'm jealous but if there was any moral justice existin in this world, she wouldn't have gotten in. like 2 years ago, a few brilliant (genious) kids who had bunch of leadership positions and had much higher gpa, sat, and ap scores than that giirl got rejected from those schools. but just cus her mommy has super contacts and tons of money, she gets to go the world's best college...how do u think about that?</p>
<p>i'm a sophomore by the way and this is sincerally a big F u to every one of my nerd copatriots who spend tons of hours doing endless homework, preparin for ap exams, and attendin ec meetings and organizin events cus we have a freakn leadership position in there</p>
<p>She may have qualifications and recommendations that you didn’t have. In her defense, including myself, not dating is not a sign of being a dork. I date when I ant, if I want, but dating can be distracting and maybe she has a goal that require no distractors.
Let’s be honest, 30 is the new 20, so what’s the rush?
If she has money and she’s smart, Fin Aid was not in the vocabulary, which was a plus in her application. and as for her mommy, I wish my parents would have been able to help me a little, like most of them do, but they are both inmigrants, and their English was horrible, thus, only for stuffing envelopes were they useful. I see nothing wrong with parents who proofread their children applications, or help them organize their stuff. Don’t be envious, she may have an important goal in her life.</p>
<p>well, her family’s donations help bring tens of lower incomed but still extremely smart students in. In a way, accepting her is like accepting those tens of students that would have not gone there otherwise.</p>
<p>A kid in my class got accepted to Harvard. He’s really smart and all (34 ACT, 4.0 GPA, 8 APs) but does minimum effort for maximum results. I do that sometimes, but I didn’t apply to Harvard. He has had a perfect life so far. He’s never going to know failure or humility.</p>
<p>Every good school has underqualified students attending…it’s just a fact of life. The college admissions process is far from being fair–think not only connections (whether through money or family), affirmative action, etc.</p>
<p>But just remember, a great college doesn’t ensure success post-graduation.</p>
<p>Funny, that kid may have his mother helping him, but in college where will your mom be? this may be sour grapes as my daughter did not get into the IVY of her dreams, but Harvard was never on her list. I know too many kids who go there, and it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. This is prob alot of kids 'first dissapointment, but life gives you dissapointments that are not under your control, and everyone experiences them in one way or another. It is not something I wish on anyone it’s just the way it is!</p>
<p>Meh, happens all the time. My cousin’s girlfriend is going to Syracuse University with less than an 80 average, 1200 SATs, and 0 APs because her uncle is on the board of admissions.</p>
<p>You probably don’t know everything about that person.
Do you know what she does outside of school? All the ECs she’s involved in…the awards she’s gotten…etc. And what if she happens to be an amazing writer?
Just because a person may not look smart or have top grades doesn’t mean they can’t be good writers.</p>
<p>I know two people in my school who both applied to UChicago. One was rejected and one got in. But the person who got in wasn’t the one I expected. She didn’t have 6-7 AP classes or a perfect GPA. But I recently found out how involved she was in her ECs (drama, writing, music…etc). I bet her essays were much more interesting than the other girl, who had such a heavy workload she wasn’t really able to focus on ECs and did her essays a week before they were due. </p>
<p>Plus, there’s nothing wrong with getting some help from your parents. I plan to have my parents edit most of my essays and give suggestions if necessary. And I’m going to ask some teachers too. I don’t see anything wrong with that at all. They give very good advice and they’re much more knowledgeable about certain topics.</p>