Top College Admission Secrets
Have you ever wondered why Harvard University accepted a C-average student like George W. Bush Jr. (the 43rd President of the U.S.) to its MBA program? Those who got rejected by Havard with much better qualifications may raise two two interesting questions:
1. How many students has Harvard accepted were just like President Bush, Jr.?
2. Does this mean that MONEY, FAME or POWER matters in top schools’ admission decision?
The admissions to top U.S. schools have some top “secrets” that only the admission staff and students’ parents would know and keep secretive. However, there is no concealing the dark truth. Below we are going to reveal what was said on application paper or by top school’s admission staff and what has been done in reality. Don’t be fooled!
Top College Admission Secrets Revealed
| What the schools say: | What you should know: | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Your application for scholarships and grants will not affect your chance of being accepted. | If you can pay full tuition, you have a better chance to be admitted. Don't apply for scholarships or grants when you apply the schools. You can apply for scholarships or grants after you become a student at a school. |
| #2 | All applicants are treated equally. | If your family members attended the school you are applying, your chance of being admitted is about 23.3% greater than those who don't have the connection. |
| #3 | Please provide more application materials if you think they could be helpful with your admission. | The top schools don't care about your additional application materials because they don't want to get too busy with reviewing more materials such as your MICROSOFT certificate, Karate black-belt certifcate, etc. |
| #4 | We regret to inform you that you have been denied for admission. We accept students on the basis of merit. | You could be more qualified than those who get accepted because some who got accepted due to their social-economy status and heritage connection. |
| #5 | We don't hold biases against any race, gender, or social economic status. | Many U.S. top schools do prefer rich applicants. 25% of the admission staff of top colleges said their superiors told them to make admission decision favor for certain applicants. |
| #6 | Apply Now! We are seeking promising students who can contribute to our school in the future. | The top schools want as many people to apply as possible in order to make the schools look popular and selective. The more people a top school rejects, the better rankings the school will have. |
| #7 | If you have any questions regarding your application, please email or call us. | Don't call them too often or they may look at you as a troublesome individual to deal with. |
| #8 | There is no racial discrimination in our admission decision. | Ivy league schools are mostly for the white. Harvard University once was accused for discriminating Asian-Americans. "Discrimination against Asian students — and not just by Harvard, but throughout higher education — has been an open secret for years." |
| #9 | We have Nobel prize winners and top scholars as our faculty. | Statistically,top schools are lagging in effective teaching. It is true that top-rated scholars or Nobel prize winners may not be effective teachers. |
| #10 | Donate to Us. | Money talks. Whoever can fulfill a top school's need is the boss. |
| #11 | We don't have on-campus interviews with our applicants. | The child of a donor can get an unofficial interview that other people can't. |
| #12 | Our friendly campus is among the top 50 most beautiful campuses in the U.S. | They don't want you to know if their campuses or surrounding areas are dangerous. |
| #13 | We strongly encourage you to take ACT or SAT. | Near-perfect ACT or SAT or perfect academic performance can not save you from a dull essay. If you hand in a dull essay with your application materials, you are likely to be rejected for admission. |
| #14 | Each year we receive tens of thousands of applications from all over the world. Admission is highly selective for all majors. | Selective? Your admission could depend on the admission staff's mood. The admission decision could be different if some of the admission staff feel drowsy after cold medicine, feel awful after their favorite NFL team has lost, or feel angry after an argument with someone. |
| #15 | We are committed to the freedom of access to knowledge. We value our responsibility as a higher education institution. | Colleges are run like businesses these days. Even non-profit colleges are run like for-profit institutions. |
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