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 give me examples of elite. |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 1
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 Ivy, ivy tier, public ivy |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 4
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| like UVA for example? |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 7
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| UVA definitely fits that bill BUT |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 11
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 fa sho |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 13
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| i didnt get into UVA out of state in 2000 |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 68
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| lol. whatever happened to just studyin his ass off? |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 2
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| I think JF's in-laws are Asian, and there are informal ceilings |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 8
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 Asian kid who doesn't write code, play piano or violin |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 9
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| RE: Asian kid who doesn't write code, play piano or violin |
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Jul 15th 2015 | 114
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| that ain't him either |
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Jul 15th 2015 | 115
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| are u serious? |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 70
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| uh yeah. |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 3
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| yes. |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 5
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| Of course |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 6
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| yes lol |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 10
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| It's kinds hard to be from either of those neighborhoods |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 17
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| so...isnt that that point of elite university politics |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 19
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| the schools and the students want interesting ppl on campus. |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 25
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| ^^^^^^^^^^ |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 30
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| yeah...good to have extra curriculars though |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 12
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| before you answer, ask yourself these two questions: |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 14
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| ive tutored since i was 18 |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 15
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| i can say the same for kids i've tutored |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 21
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| 'what answer does John Forte want?' |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 20
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| An informed answer, like tomjohn29's |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 23
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| oh okay. |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 24
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| huh? |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 27
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| nah, that's just me being old as fuck |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 34
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| i'm in upper level admin at a college |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 100
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| b/c he's not about to go advise the boy |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 105
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| my cousin was accepted to Dartmouth |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 16
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| Mexican AND a sport |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 18
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| I doubt that one year of swim helped at all |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 38
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| Uh, yes, absolutely |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 22
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| I was specifically referring to right today |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 26
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| post-2000=2015? huh? and of course if you just go to school/come home |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 28
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| he's trying to win an argument w/his wife. |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 31
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| and then there's that |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 33
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| lmao |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 36
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| as has always beem the case...am i missing something? |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 29
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| pretty much. |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 32
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| I was wrong: hyper-focused trumps "well-rounded" these days |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 35
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| City college isn't the worst thing ever |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 37
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| These days lol its always been that way |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 39
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| He specifically wants to go to Columbia |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 46
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| ummm... he can totally spin this |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 48
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| Maybe they'll like that aspect of his (lack of) childhood |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 49
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| yeppers |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 81
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| great scores and a great essay |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 50
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| Poor nerdy Asian kid with no extra curriculars? His essay will not be g... |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 59
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| well that's mighty racist, isn't it? |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 61
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| I think we have enough info to determine he prolly won't have a great es... |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 63
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| And this is a golden example of intellectual honesty |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 40
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| he's trying to win an argument w/his wife. |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 42
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| interesting choice of preposition |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 43
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| <-- not one of those nerds, clearly. |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 44
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| I think the kid should play sports too, for the record |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 45
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| he's better off hanging w/theater chicks. |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 51
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| and he'd be one of the few straight guys there |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 52
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| he wouldn't though. |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 53
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| i'm finna mute yo contrarian ass |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 55
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| LOL |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 56
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| LOL |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 83
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| yeah our theater program had mostly straight guys |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 66
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| my HS choirs had more gays than the theater group. |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 73
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| Almost every gay dude in my class was in choir |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 89
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| but if he sucks at sports and doesn't like it, why should he have to do ... |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 74
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| Can he afford to pay his way? That helps at elite privates |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 41
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| They're poor. Poor people don't pay at elite schools anymore |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 47
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| Too bad, extra currics don't outshine the ability to pay |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 57
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| That's actually not true at all |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 67
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| this is correct. ivies will happily give (not loan) tuition to poor ent... |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 69
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| Increasingly, lower income students are not receiving the aid they need |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 75
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| oh shit. |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 77
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| For example, credit card debt |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 80
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| oh yeah. that makes sense. |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 82
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| the biggest flaw in the FAFSA is that it doesn't factor cost of living |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 95
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| it can be done but requires extra legwork. |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 103
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| ! |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 85
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| A financial aid package is a mixture of scholarships, awards, and loans |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 93
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| i was told i was too poor to get a pell grant... |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 87
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| That. Is. Not. A. Thing. |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 90
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| i can send you the emails and my correspondence |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 101
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| The formula the FAFSA uses to calculate the EFC is flawed, but |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 91
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| Why? Are you an expert in higher ed finance or did you received one? |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 98
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| Yes, I am in fact an expert in higher ed finance |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 102
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| If that was true, you wouldn't have made this post in the first place |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 106
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| I am not an expert in higher ed admissions |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 107
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| That's moving the goalpost many feet from what you originally said |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 94
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| Well, I know for a fact that what I say is true |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 72
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| i dunno personally but i'd expect that |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 76
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| Exactly, and you aren't necessarily signing on to a free ride |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 84
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| well just on the escalating costs on all fronts one could conclude that |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 97
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| Elite schools are not looking less at students' ability to afford tuitio... |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 99
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| well enlighten me, relative to what? their previous standard? non elites... |
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Jul 15th 2015 | 108
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| The list of schools that make need-blind admissions decisions is public |
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Jul 15th 2015 | 112
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| nah i know a rich white kid who swam in the olympic trials |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 92
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| lol |
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Jul 15th 2015 | 113
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| The Buddy_Gilapagos still works. |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 54
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| What's his GPA and test scores? |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 58
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| He's not rich/legacy but it just may work out anyway...good luck to him. |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 60
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| lol yeah |
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Jul 13th 2015 | 62
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| Definitely. |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 64
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| Oh, he's Asian? Unfortunately he'll need much more than excellent grades... |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 65
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| I think an essay that touches on being poor and working in the |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 71
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| it won't... |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 79
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| I believe you |
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Jul 15th 2015 | 109
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| Tell him to do one year at a local school. Transfer once the semester |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 78
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| this also works |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 86
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| My sister worked two years in admissions at Williams College* |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 88
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| thanks for this |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 96
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| I think those last two you mentioned are the back door for a lot of folk... |
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Jul 15th 2015 | 110
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| nevermind |
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Jul 14th 2015 | 104
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| Read this confessions of a Harvard Admissions Officer |
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Jul 15th 2015 | 111
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