Beyond the obvious quips about grade and test score inflation, it's tempting to speculate that the colleges share "who applied to you?" data, and decided that the daughter's application was not worth the effort, given the 1:36 odds against her actually attending.

Though when "every" applicant has a 4.0...the informed applicants may know that they need the right number of varsity letters, letters of recommendation from noted alumni, volunteer hour for right-sounding causes, etc., etc. And the "Working Parents" user name (at teamblind.com) could be taken to mean that the poor daughter's family had no clue about hiring consultants for the the college application process...

I find this hard to believe. Rose-Hulman has an acceptance rate of over 70%. I know of 2 people who were accepted with credentials no where near the OP. So, if its true, there is a lot more to the story .

That is unfortunate. Does anybody know what options are open after the main acceptance window? How many people hire education consultants these days, especially for the competitive schools? And at what age? College applications seem like an arms race that is quite unhealthy for the mental health of students or their parents.

Best of luck allying with white folk anti-dei:

https://www.highereddive.com/news/asian-american-students-ad...

"We’re in Pennsylvania. The schools in Pennsylvania she applied to were CMU, U Penn, Swarthmore, Lafayette, and Haverford."

Apply to your in-state flagship (in this case Penn State) early to lock in at least one spot, and to have time to apply to other schools if you are unexpectedly rejected.

comments are wild !!!!