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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. I'm not susceptible to that sort of thing, OP. If you are, it's only going to get worse! My kids are in college and high school. The college admissions industry is INSANE. People pay 20K+ to private counselors to tweak essays and strategize applications. There's a whole world of test prep and tutoring, not to mention pay-to-play extra-curriculars manufactured specifically to look good on college apps, that cost thousands of dollars. It's good you're realizing now that people are out for your money. [/quote] Me again, to add that it's not that you should turn all of those down. You just need to be thoughtful about it, and figure out what's actually going to help your child in the long-run and what is just money down the drain. It starts when they're young, and wondering which activities to expose them to. You can try a variety of them for not too much expense, but then you need to be more strategic at the secondary level. [/quote]
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