what's the breakdown of accepted kids?

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<p>i would say 10% athletics (every school gives scholarships to athletes, even if they say they don't. i've had family members who worked at yale, princeton, and harvard who have confirmed that)
probably 10% on daddy's donation
10% on mommy's donation
another 20 percent whose parents have given decent donations, plus the kids are of above average intelligence </p>

<p>now out of the fifty 'normal' percent
20 percent on hard core scores and grades
20 percent with an incredible EC, like starting a business or something like that
and then 30% qualify as well-rounded students</p>

<p>is this about right?</p>

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<p>20% accepted on donations alone? that seems a little high…</p>

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<p>why? .</p>

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<p>Your percentages add up to 120…</p>

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<p>before you try to be condescending , try reading</p>

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<p>You’re ■■■■■■■■ the Harvard AND Princeton boards?</p>

<p>Make up your mind and stick with it.</p>

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<p>no they really don’t add up. you only break down 70% of the “normal 50%” …not that I want you to finish, because your post was totally uninformed. if you think 20% of each incoming class is made up of developmental admits, you’re crazy.</p>

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<p>total: 1650
about 100-150 athletics
about 100-150 with some kind of extreme talent
about 150-250 academic superstars (scholarly grades, super test scores, stellar recommendations, contest winners, USAMO, Intel etc)
about 50 donation students
about 10-50 VIP cases
about 200-250 alumni children</p>

<p>rest = unhooked allrounders; so about 900 avg. </p>

<p>that would be my breakdown</p>

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<p>oh i’m sorry you’re right. i guess that’s what happens when you’re a ti-89 addict.</p>

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<p>woah no ■■■■■■■■ just curiosity. i live above bridges sir.</p>

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<p>what’s the point of doing any of what you’re doing? are you really trying to label kids before they even get on campus? just because a kid is a phenomal athlete, does that mean he/she can’t also be an academic superstar or extremely talented? there’s no formula or percentages. and if there are, they would add up to something like 400%. these are people. not statistics.</p>

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<p>Most of those alumni kids have excellent stats - they might well have gotten in anyway.</p>

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<p>^Except that when it comes to Harvard, “they might well have got in anyway” is more like a 20% chance at best.</p>