Dad, husband, longtime Dean and Director of College and School Counseling, Chair of College Planning Practice at McMillan Education
Joined January 2009
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Peter Olrich retweeted
11 Aug 2025
Anyone who uses the term “race-based admissions” wants you to believe that colleges previously admitted applicants because, and only because, of their race. This is a lie; the term is a deception.
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13 Apr 2024
Can’t amplify this point enough!!
11 Apr 2024
The federal-aid process is broken, but let’s hyperventilate about this news! tinyurl.com/yc2yxyau
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Peter Olrich retweeted
11 Apr 2024
The federal-aid process is broken, but let’s hyperventilate about this news! tinyurl.com/yc2yxyau
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Peter Olrich retweeted
8 Jan 2024
This is a superb and thoughtful discussion of the actual value of the SAT that will change exactly zero minds of the people at the Highly Rejective College Admission and IR offices. #EMTalk
8 Jan 2024
Much respect for @DLeonhardt's journalism, but this thread is going on my quant syllabus as an example of how to mislead (not lie! but mislead) with statistics. SAT/ACT are way less of a deal than is implied here.
Strap in, because we're going into the weeds on this thread...
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8 Jan 2024
Thread: Regarding this weekend's NYT piece faithfully doing the College Board's bidding in promoting the return of the SAT...it fits perfectly into the most common pattern of misrepresenting the debate:
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8 Jan 2024
4. Then continue in conclusion to blur the important distinction between amplifying existing inequity vs. measuring ability of students.
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8 Jan 2024
We all need to be really careful in this murky space not to fall into the trap of conflating confirmation of inequity with student ability or aptitude. "Well, we need to have SOME measure" is not good enough.
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Peter Olrich retweeted
1 Dec 2023
🧵 A Modest Proposal as ED decisions start rolling in:
If >90% of your enrollees come from your ED1, ED2, and EA rounds, then you have to start referring to RD as Irregular Decision.
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10 Jul 2023
Congratulations, @georgelombardjr ! The Yankees chose well, and can't wait to follow these next steps on your journey!
10 Jul 2023
With the 26th pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, the New York Yankees select SS George Lombard Jr. from Gulliver Prep School (FL)!
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7 Jul 2023
Thanks to @akilbello . Let that second slide sit with you. Do you believe low income people are less innately intelligent than high income people? Then what do you think the SAT/ACT is really measuring?
6 Jul 2023
The people who love the SAT love to ignore data in arguing that test gives them the data they want.
#SAT #collegeaccess
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2 Jul 2023
Grateful to NACAC CEO @AngelBPerez for his @nytimes call to action this morning. nytimes.com/2023/07/02/opini…
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Peter Olrich retweeted
30 Jun 2023
So, what *can* admissions officers to in light of the recent SCOTUS ruling? I offer some ideas in my latest piece in @chronicle #EMTalk
chronicle.com/article/how-th…
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Peter Olrich retweeted
30 Jun 2023
30 Jun 2023
Chief Justice Roberts concludes the final opinion of the term with a plea to respect the integrity of the court. Says it is "disturbing" that recent decisions that accuse the court of going beyond its proper role are "disturbing."
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Peter Olrich retweeted
30 Jun 2023
I’m re-upping this old column for all the people who think the SCOTUS ruling trashing affirmative action restores a so-called “level playing field.” Here’s some truth for y’all to choke on.
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Peter Olrich retweeted
30 Jun 2023
My response to yesterday’s #SCOTUS decision regarding the inclusion of race in the #HigherEducation #admissions process.
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12 Apr 2023
I've been a school college counselor for 20 years, for 1000 kids directly. More activities do not unilaterally equal more/better acceptances. There is always context, and it is recognized and considered. That you are using this line of thinking to prop up testing...stop it.
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5 Apr 2023
Amazing accomplishment from my colleague @randallsmithedu and his team. Congratulations!
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