<p>Admissions is all about politics. This is what runs our society.</p>
<p>In a month, you early decision applicants will be receiving you decisions. Many of you perfect scorers or perfect gpa kids will get rejected. Why? Because that is just how life works.</p>
<p>Don’t be suprised when a under represented minority with sub par stats is admitted. Don’t be anrgy when celebrities/wealthy kids get accepted because of their social status. This is REALITY!</p>
<p>No admissions officer can make decisions to top notch colleges in a mere 32 minutes. It is not possible. This is where politics come in play.</p>
<p>So when you “amazing” CC applicants get rejected or differed, apply to your local community college, where you will be accepted for who you are not who you are preceived to be.</p>
<p>I dont know who you are. I have seen you post before on this site and every time you have something that is just so dumb to say. I think that a lot of people on this site make things super complicated and just ruin the whole college admission process. I think this is a great place to get information about schools and the process but the whole why someone gets accepted and chances post go beyond anyone in this forum's reach. For you I think you should just learn to shut your mouth and keep your things to yourself. You had to throw down the URM thing and throw down about rich kids. I don't know who you are to try and ruin a good thing for others or who you are to scare other people. I think that everyone has the same chance and things just fall out how they do. No need to post your "truth revealed" thread as you obviously haven't come to some realizations yourself. There are so many factors that good grades and test scores don't do the trick anymore. Essentially though, i think you are an extremely annoying person and that you should stop posting cause you just do more harm than good. I hope that kids like you don't go to Penn cause that is exactly what I am trying to avoid. This is a place to boost confidence and reduce stress about the college process so stop trying to freak people out for your own personal gain like your ED thread. So just stop being annoying PLEASE!</p>
<p>lol i think you just scared babelthis. but wharton's post just gives you guys a bit of reality. many kids will be disappointed even tho they have stellar academics.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, he does have a point. In our school, 4 people are applying to Penn ED. only two of us are, academically, very strong and have a shot at being accepted/deferred, while the other two aren't all that good and would probably be rejected under normal circumstances. However, the dad of one of them just donated 2 million dollars to Penn, while the dad of the other weaker student is on the board of trustees or admissions or something like that, and they will most probably get in, while us, the stronger students, may not</p>
<p>Everything in life is driven by politics and economics. Universities are institutional investors, and they need alumni money to invest with. That's why the richest alum daughters and sons are taken without question. There is nothing any of us can do about it. Why are others of us who come from middle class families accepted? Because the marginal benefit from accepting us (future donations, future school reputation) exceeds the marginal cost of accepting us (having to reject 8 other people for accepting you).</p>
<p>While whartonorbust sounded a bit condescending he's right in the end... I agree in the most part with babelthis, except when he said "This is a place to boost confidence and reduce stress" <--- that's exactly why people with 2400 score, perfect GPA and stellar EC's keep posting "what are my **** chances?"... They already know what their chances are; they just wanna feel better.</p>
<p>To say Penn isnt dominated by super elites' children and the sons and daughters of wealthy legacies is absurd. If you actually visit the dorms while school is in session and go to Penn parties you know what im talking about.</p>
<p>I think the word "dominated" may be a little strong. Sure, there are plenty of very wealthy legacies at Penn, but they don't have an overwhelming presence. On the contrary, the times that I've been on the campus I've felt that most students are very..normal. That's not really the right word, I just mean that no one I met was very conspicuous about their wealth or their parent's important or anything like that.</p>