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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a teacher.

I know one average kid at Brown three years ago.  He had no hobbies or activities outside of school and did not socialize or have friends of any kind.  He was rude and disrespectful to teachers.  His parents, however, were super pushy and would arrive to argue with any teacher who gave their child less than an A in anything.

This was at an international school in a country that happened to be experiencing some conflict.  The family was American and the student had no interaction with the local community outside of his family, who moved in an expat bubble.  The father, however, emailed me the son's application essay one evening, then arrived at school to offer me money to edit it and to provide a letter of rec.  I didn't do either of those things, but I did read the letter, and it 100% fabricated: it was all about the boy volunteering to fight for the rights of locals in the country and experiencing real physical combat, etc., etc.  All lies.

None of the American teachers at the school would agree to provide references, but I am sure the father paid off some of the "local hire" teachers, who were all paid far less than the expats and would have been happy to provide references in exchange for $$$

It worked.  He got in.

I am sure there are many other average students with steamroller parents who can make things happen.[/quote]

So a straight A student got into Brown? Wow, shocking.[/quote]

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