Couple sues over sons' Harvard rejection

[havoc00]

Sue your parents first.

they give me plenty of money

 

[Rawtid]

they give me plenty of money

 

[Anothergirl]

I went to Hebrew school, was bar mitzvahed, attended services on the high holidays etc. Aside from that I was minimally involved w synagogue. After my BM my parents left it up to me to decide how I wanted to express my religious beliefs. I also come from a mixed family so I grew up celebrating Christian holidays, as well.

I don't do much anymore but my daughter had a proper Jewish baby naming, attends nursery school at a synagogue and will grow up the same way I did.

that's EXACTLY the answer i expected tbh....i love conformation bias. lol :D
i too will raise my kids with christian values and allow them to choose their own path when they get older. but they WILL have some religious structure and discipline from the beginning (be it Islam...Judaism or Xtianity). i believe it creates well rounded empathetic people when done correctly(which i why i asked in your case)

 

[HookersandIceCream]

2.2m?

They would have been better off going to the president and donating that shyt

 

[-G$-]

Are you Latino? If so im sure that played a big part in you getting in. There had to be something else behind the scenes taking place here.


-edit. Oh i see you are Jewish. Hmmmmmmmm

Lol being a Jew does not preclude me from being Latin. One of my frat brothers was a Latin Jew. But no I wasn't. Just an average white kid from LI like the other thousands who applied that year.

You can just say you had a better SAT score than I did and that GT > CU. it's more direct than assuming something else was at play lol.

 

[L&HH]

Academics always came pretty easily to me. I never put much excessive time in studying when I was high school. I did assignments that needed to get done and when it came time for tests I never really worried much about knowing the material. Just paying attention in class and taking notes seemed to work. That didnt carry over so well into college when I started skipping lectures. I learned the hard way how much tougher college was than high school.

Doing all these things seemed normal to me. If I remember correctly school was like 7am - 3pm ish. Practices went til 5pm ish. Then home to a family dinner. Some nights I did a little bit of school work, some nights I bs'd on the phone w a girl I was crushing on, some nights I was at the nursing home where I volunteered. I don't ever remember feeling exhausted. Even during hockey season when practices and games were late at night I still cruised through. Although the 5am sessions w the skating coach were sometimes rough.

And yes I was social. I went to parties on the weekends, had plenty of friends, was never short on gfs. My parents didnt let me roam as freely at night during the week as some of my friends did but I never felt like I missed out.

That's the thing though. Most people don't realize how much time there is in a day and how much you can actually get done. Take even an adult (minus kids of course). And I distinctly remember having this argument on the old boards w a few posters talking about an average day for. A day is 24 hours, less 8 hours for sleep (which most people don't) less 10 hours for work (which most people don't) even if you take out an hour for commuting. You still have 5 hours left to do other things and get a good night sleep for next day. Obviously things are different when you become a parent but you see what I mean when.

Breh I damn near had similar credentials in high school (1850 SAT but 1230 in the subjects that mattered, and gpa was like a 4.2 or something idk ). I didnt even apply to an ivy or "prestigious" school (wanted to goto U of Illinois for engineering, top 5 engineering school, I got in but it was tooooo expensive). I now know the error in my ways. I got a twin brother in an ivy tho as well as other friends in ivy's and the MIT's and such so Ima be good regardless but yea man I was the same as you in high school. The shyt aint even that hard, now college tho I still havent picked up my shyt but Im an engineer so all I need to do is graduate and Im

 

[The_Sheff]

Lol being a Jew does not preclude me from being Latin. One of my frat brothers was a Latin Jew. But no I wasn't. Just an average white kid from LI like the other thousands who applied that year.

You can just say you had a better SAT score than I did and that GT > CU. it's more direct than assuming something else was at play lol.

It aint that serious. I just thought Ivy League schools had higher requirements than what you posted.

 

[Two Stacks]

Originally Posted by ocmfII *
-1280/1600 sat
-31/36 act
-98.3/100 graduating gpa
-multi-sport varsity athlete
-honor society/spanish honor society
-fed reserve investment club/volunteer work




i think it was justified w/out his help, he just made sure i expressed my credentials and qualifications in the most clear and efficient way possible. after all that's their specialty, college apps.

holy fukk

 

[-G$-]

It aint that serious. I just thought Ivy League schools had higher requirements than what you posted.

It's not that serious but you needed to get another swipe in?

Right breh it's all good lol

 

[#1 pick]

i'm saying tho. Cocky has BEEN a top notch poster from the beginning on sohh imo. and honestly you can tell by his views... values and posting temperament over the years that he's had the kinda supportive & well adjusted upbringing he just posted about even if he hadn't explicitly said it. good stuff!!

You kinda simpin right now.

 

[#1 pick]

Cornell

I know my SATs weren't outstanding but my ACTs made up the difference.

Again I'm not saying I was extra special. I just don't believe it takes 2 mil to get into a school if you're somewhat qualified and seek out the right help.

My little sis got into Cornell and Columbia but choose Duke. Closer to home and a full scholarship.

My dad was like:

 

[-G$-]

My little sis got into Cornell and Columbia but choose Duke. Closer to home and a full scholarship.

My dad was like:

That's great man. Duke is a great school.

Thankfully I live in ny and my program/school at cu fell under state tuition. My education was cheap as shyt.

 

[Mr. Somebody]

My little sis got into Cornell and Columbia but choose Duke. Closer to home and a full scholarship.

My dad was like:

What were her grades like and what kind of scholarship did she get?

 

[#1 pick]

What were her grades like and what kind of scholarship did she get?

Her SAT score wasn't that high at all and she took the Kaplan class three times.
But had she had over a 4.0 GPA in all AP courses.
Was in a bunch of orgs
Won track athlete of the year as a HS freshman.
Won Miss Congeniality at the school's pageant
Student Council pres.
and a bunch of more other good stuff.
Unlike oc, she studied her butt off but could have made a 4.0 in her sleep.

I don't know the name of it, I know that it paid for everything. Room, board, books, tuition, etc.

 

[Mr. Somebody]

Her SAT score wasn't that high at all and she took the Kaplan class three times.
But had she had over a 4.0 GPA in all AP courses.
Was in a bunch of orgs
Won track athlete of the year as a HS freshman.
Won Miss Congeniality at the school's pageant
Student Council pres.
and a bunch of more other good stuff.
Unlike oc, she studied her butt off but could have made a 4.0 in her sleep.

I don't know the name of it, I know that it paid for everything. Room, board, books, tuition, etc.

I see. Thanks, friend.