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cyclonefence

(5,096 posts)
36. 10 years ago
Sat May 31, 2025, 12:26 PM
May 31

my husband interviewed kids for admission to Princeton. He was stunned by the achievements of the applicants; not only did they all have perfect grades throughout high school and astoundingly high SATs--several perfect scores--but they all had outstanding talents in the arts/sports/community service. Community service was weighted heavily: things like starting community gardens and after-school programs for poor neighborhoods. I suspect Harvard looks for much the same in their applicants, and I doubt that Barron had anything to offer beyond good grades and test scores.

A doctor friend of mine told me his grandson was applying to Princeton and expected to be accepted. The kid had the grades and the test scores, but his "only" extra-curricular activity was being a chess grand master. I told my friend that if the kid wanted to get into Princeton, he'd better start a chess club in some underserved school or some other activity showing his intent to give back to the community some of the benefits he had received from being a smart kid. My friend scoffed.

The kid didn't get into Princeton. He's very happy at the University of Chicago.

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Prove it. Because you are a lying grifter and if you said the sky was blue Autumn May 28 #1
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha twodogsbarking May 28 #2
Oh Melania and we know she is as honest as the day is long Walleye May 28 #3
According to Snopes there's no evidence Barron applied to or was rejected by Harvard. Ocelot II May 28 #4
This is probably the best reason to believe Barron wasn't rejected localroger May 28 #8
Harvard would have admitted him if he'd applied, regardless of his GPA. Ocelot II May 28 #9
Agreed DENVERPOPS May 28 #11
Trump would never mercuryblues May 28 #25
Bingo DetroitLegalBeagle May 28 #32
Of course T💩p hates Harvard -- their motto is "Veritas" which means 'truth.' OMGWTF May 28 #5
He doesn't give a rat's ass about Jewish students Bayard May 28 #6
At least Harvard DENVERPOPS May 28 #12
Does the right EVER tell the truth? FishBones51 May 28 #7
It should be common knowledge DENVERPOPS May 28 #13
You forgot DiverDave May 28 #24
I think the word you're looking for is "projecting." CaliforniaPeggy May 28 #29
Absolutely. DiverDave May 28 #34
I would rather talk about Krasnov gab13by13 May 28 #10
He and plastic woman are two sides of the same coin. AZLD4Candidate May 28 #16
Also Chump's dad Fred C. Chump made a substantial donation to U Penn/Wharton School FakeNoose May 28 #18
Okay, now I'm really suspicious. hamsterjill May 28 #14
He wasn't rejected. They refused to find someone to take his tests and fill out his application. Wonder Why May 28 #15
Although Harvard is an excellent educational institue ToxMarz May 28 #17
Barron's daddy(?), Donnie from Queens... Dem4life1970 May 28 #19
Wealth can really destroy people. I should be ok. twodogsbarking May 28 #20
The might have taken him but his dad said that Mexico would pay the tuition. twodogsbarking May 28 #21
Donald may have been rejected, or is jealous of Barack Obama IronLionZion May 28 #22
Barron chose not to apply to Harvard Zorro May 28 #23
Illegal alien prostitute says what? AZ8theist May 28 #26
"If you're explaining, you're losing." -- Ronald Reagan Ponietz May 28 #27
They can say that Justice Brandeis May 28 #28
I haven't seen much of Barron but when I have he always has that doc03 May 28 #30
Just like Faust or any one person who has sold ... Tarzanrock May 28 #31
I believe with all my heart that Barron applied to Harvard cyclonefence May 28 #33
I have no insider knowledge but here's my "educated" guess ... FakeNoose May 29 #35
10 years ago cyclonefence May 31 #36
I have no doubt there are stories like this all over the Ivy League FakeNoose Jun 1 #37
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