Do universities actually care about students?

Colleges do care about providing a good education. They hire good instructors, Professors, and Teaching Assistant that know their subjects. They provide a wide range of classes and degree opportunities. They provide people to help select classes to complete the program.

Do universities just look at grades?

Most universities will consider your child’s overall high school GPA, but will always consider their GPA and transcript together, meaning that an admissions officer will see if your child’s grades have improved over time.

Why do universities give so much money to wealthy students?

Prestigious universities often privilege wealthy students on the assumption that once they’re in the university family, they will be more likely to give – a phenomenon he calls “development” admissions. Kahlenberg says the economics of these decisions are really quite simple.

Is getting into a good college really that important?

For many of our students, getting into a good college is a top priority. They work like crazy to get perfect grades, spend years enrolled in test-prep courses, and sign up for every extracurricular activity available.

Is there a quid pro quo between universities and wealthy students?

Golden noted that in some cases the quid pro quo wasn’t always even consummated before a student was accepted at a school. Prestigious universities often privilege wealthy students on the assumption that once they’re in the university family, they will be more likely to give – a phenomenon he calls “development” admissions.

Do perfect grades really get you into highly selective colleges?

After all, this is what they have been advised to do. It turns out that this widely prescribed triad of perfect grades, perfect test scores, and a laundry list of extracurriculars may be a bit…imprecise. In other words, a lot of what we think will get students into highly selective colleges might actually have the opposite effect.