替我家的小学霸抱屈,自己也对P大的招生政策出奇地愤怒

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紫檀潜水多年,今天冒个泡替我家的小学霸抱屈,同时也表达自己对P大的招生政策出奇地愤怒。
孩子基本情况:ACT 36, 单科数学800, 化学 780 均为第一次考试的 成绩。全A, 9门AP均为5分,另外十二年级的5门AP还没结束不能算。
学校也不错,每年都有10几个,甚至高达近20个的Upenn。
孩子(男孩)不说全校成绩第一,至少前三。而且该校几乎年年有去P大的,因此满怀希望冲击P大。
发榜前1小时领导看到P大新鲜出炉的招生情况,立马告诉我孩子的愿望要落空。回头一看,没几个名额落在孩子的pool里。50%的有色人种,10%的国际学生,17%的第一代大学生家庭。外加15%的教工子女和其他hook。
落榜对孩子打击不小。我还安慰孩子,转到regular应该还有希望的。孩子非常垂头丧气地说,几乎不可能了。
通过这件事我会更理智地看待这些牛校,再也不会有以前那种除了崇拜还是崇拜的那种感觉了。

This year’s early action admits represent a diverse range of students. Fifty percent are domestic students of color and 10 percent are international. Seventeen percent are first-generation college students.  

“As the acting dean of admission, I was delighted to see firsthand the care with which our staff deliberates in our early action process,” said Dean of the College Jill Dolan. “The 743 students we’ve admitted to the Class of 2023 are first-rate. They represent a broad geographical range domestically and internationally; an impressive number of domestic students of color; and a robust pool of lower-income and Pell-eligible students who qualify for financial aid.”

https://www.princeton.edu/news/2018/12/12/princeton-offers-early-action-admission-743-students-class-2023