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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly I felt stressed reading this. This kind of set up would be horrible for my kid. Too stressful and I am not sure worth it even if you are wealthy.[/quote]

+1. I know some people who have gone this route. The consulting firms substantially improved their kids' SATs and ACTs as a result of intensive drills, and they shaped the kids' high school experiences. The kids had to do all sorts of "leadership" activities and ECs in high school that they didn't necessarily enjoy. The companies helped write "their" admissions essays, coached them on how to interview, and told them what to wear. The upside was that these students did get into good universities (my kid met one of them at Stanford, and the others went to T25 universities) and almost certainly did much better in that respect than they would have done otherwise. The downside is the kids are compulsive resume posters on social media and in everyday conversation. It's like they're absolutely desperate to prove their worth by listing the boxes they've ticked off. One, when you meet her, will immediately start telling you how good she is at this and that and tabulate all of her achievements and experiences. She gives off a narcissistic vibe, but I think the sad reality is she's been coached so hard to be "good enough" that she has little sense of self-worth outside her accomplishments. [/quote]

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