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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The whole college admission scandal has brought back bad memories for me and I am wondering how it plays out today at the HS level. We all know that wealthy kids have an unfair advantage by being able to afford tutors and coaches and other extras that pad their resumes but what about the role of the high schools?

I ask because I attended an elite private school in NYC where most of the kids were wealthy, and then there was the super-wealthy. All of the sudden senior year, kids who had never attended a single club meeting, been on the yearbook or newspaper staff were elevated to leadership positions on those. One kid was put in charge of an annual charity event run by the students that he had never once participated in before. Guess where all those kids ended up in colleges? HY and P. I saw this happen with rich kid friends at other schools as well. It was infuriating. I can't help but think that pressure from their parents had something to do with it. Does this kind of thing still go on? [/quote]

It's an odd question.  Do you question the immense advantage you got attending the elite private school in the first place?  How do you think kids who couldn't afford to go to your private school feel?[/quote]

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