Originally Posted by Anonymous
How stupid are the people saying an Ivy league school will take only people that can write the check, the acceptance process to these schools are brutal, how many kids that could write the check, or play lax, or both get wait listed or denied because of poor grades. I mean a kid from William Floyd just got accepted to all the Ivy's and I'm positive his family can't write the check, or play lax, and he will not pay a dime to go.



First of all, endowments are huge with the Ivy's and this translates to $$ based on need. But make no mistake, being able to "write a check" has no weight on gaining admittance. There are different "doors" aka athletics, legacy, - but unless admittance gives the thumbs up you're not getting in. Doesn't matter what size check you can write!