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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]That person will likely recuse themselves from any discussion[/b] of consideration of your kid. [/quote]

How do you know that?  There are many things going behind the scene that you just do not know.

I teach golf at a high end country club in the DMV and one of my students is a CFO of a fortune 100 company.  During one of the lessons, he asked about my family and I told him that my DD is applying to one of Ivies and I think she has zero chance of getting accepted.  It just happened the CFO also attended that Ivy school and he made a few calls to the admission office and the school president.  Next thing I know, my DD got accepted.  [/quote]

She must be so proud to have gotten accepted on her own merit.[/quote]

Who cares.  That's how how it's done.  My kid could have gotten into his elite school on his own merits, but these days you never know.  It's better to use all the resources you have to make it a slam dunk.  So we called a friend who is a big donor alum who met with DS and made calls and wrote letters on his behalf.  We also have a friend who is on the leadership team (not admissions) of the school.  We didn't ask for her help, but she was well aware of his application because we met her during a visit to the school.  Who knows if he got in on his own or because of the help....I don't care frankly. [/quote]

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