tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11620656.post2630651441328233859..comments2023-08-02T22:57:30.179+08:00Comments on The World As I Know It: Young, Gifted, and Not Getting Into HarvardUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11620656.post-23518803931537032832009-02-07T23:37:00.000+08:002009-02-07T23:37:00.000+08:00Thanks for dropping in rachsty. My attitude towar...Thanks for dropping in rachsty. My attitude towards the "elite" schools has changed since I wrote this entry almost two years ago. Sure, it would be great if one of my kids make it into one of these schools, BUT only if THEY want to, & if they feel that it is a good match for them. My older boy will start applying for colleges this fall, & now is the time when we have to start shortlisting the colleges, making sure that he has a list of schools that comprise of "reach", "good fit" and "safety" schools. And most importantly, that he will be happy no matter which one of these colleges he gets into.aliendochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943953235357596536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11620656.post-19136387151870008832009-02-07T23:23:00.000+08:002009-02-07T23:23:00.000+08:00Hi there, Enjoyed reading your blog, esp fr a mum&...Hi there, <BR/>Enjoyed reading your blog, esp fr a mum's perspective & even more so fr a fellow professional's p.o.v. (Also quietly harbouring your "fantasy") <BR/>Daughter, Sec 4 had the same experience with her school last autumn to Stanford & Berkelee etc, for a 2 week US trip. <BR/>Son Sec 3, school will bring them to Boston & East coast this year.<BR/>Hope your kids are hale & hearty, with bright future. <BR/>Can't say i had a happy experience in college & med sch here despite the great privilege of being admitted.<BR/>I guess i'll let them do what they enjoy most & are best in, and let God take care of the rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11620656.post-9252411570531417632007-05-01T20:48:00.000+08:002007-05-01T20:48:00.000+08:00I think it would be easier for non-US citizens to ...I think it would be easier for non-US citizens to get into these top-tier unis compared to a US citizen with the same SAT scores & achievements. Reason being that most of these unis want to increase their international student population to diversify...it looks good on their prospectus! That's what I think anyway.aliendochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943953235357596536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11620656.post-44216206385724287832007-05-01T17:38:00.000+08:002007-05-01T17:38:00.000+08:00Hi,Don't we all wish that if we had the chance to ...Hi,<BR/>Don't we all wish that if we had the chance to do it all over again, we would be gunning for the Ivy Leagues?<BR/>The danger hence lies in trying to live our fantasies through our kids.<BR/>Anyway, I think other than HYP ( Harvard/Yale/Princeton), the other great U's are not impossible to get in. If our kids have passion about certain hobbies and show maturity and of course the SAT scores should be above-average, it is not impossible to get into the Ivy's / MIT/Stanfords.<BR/>Another route is through transfers and also to do post-grads in these better U's.<BR/>Just my take on this interesting dream of ours. <BR/>About HYP, I have a niece in H and I think her talents are rarer than the rarest gem. No kidding!Her genes must be from the other side of the family.nofearSingaporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292932144525733468noreply@blogger.com