T1, T5, T10, T20 and Why?

Being qualified to apply, or even if being qualified beyond doubt to apply to a highly selective college, does not entitle automatic admission with few exceptions. The student must be applying out of free will, not because of outside pressure.

How many students are applying to the most selective colleges out of free will?  How many students really know why they are applying to this particular school? I am sure that there are kids who have known what they want ever since primary school, though they are the exceptions.

I am not trying to discourage students from applying, I am trying to discourage adults from using phrases such as "pity", "kexi" when a student is skipped over.  They will be fine whereever they enroll.

 

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• 子坛不是学生在申请，而是父母。。。。或者是爷爷奶奶。。。 -borisg- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2019 postreply 07:29:26

• 紫檀就是个爬藤坛子，取其精华去其糟粕，比如俺大多是糟粕，可以开个心取个乐，不必当真， -羊爸- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2019 postreply 07:32:57

• 這麼多的大學選擇 一個高中生就會有真愛了？ -violinpiano- ♂ (562 bytes) () 12/10/2019 postreply 07:41:31

• 申请和做事一样，不能情绪化 -加州阳光123- ♀ (156 bytes) () 12/10/2019 postreply 07:45:11

• It's business, don't get personal. -燕京十景- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2019 postreply 07:47:55

• 只按US news 排名选大学，申请大学就太容易了。 -高山峻岭流水人家- ♂ (41 bytes) () 12/10/2019 postreply 07:49:03

• 如果都按照Free Will，还能剩下几个上大学的？ -千里一盏灯- ♂ (32 bytes) () 12/10/2019 postreply 07:58:58

• 我不大懂为啥要非要去 particular school，总有一堆大学能提供同等水平的教育。 -数与形- ♀ (197 bytes) () 12/10/2019 postreply 09:03:34

• 看来你没见过多少学生自己想去elite college的，其实比你想象的多多了 -12度圆缺- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/10/2019 postreply 11:43:30