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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the poster that 18:16 is addressing. She asked if I have any personal experience that makes me so cynical. I do. I know two families fairly well, to the point where I know SAT scores (big difference between the kids), grades (little difference), parent "reasonableness" for lack of a better word (very little difference) and parent participation in the school in terms of money and time (big difference, the family with the low SAT kid was wealthy). I probably don't have to tell you which kid got in - the very low SATs. What surprised me was that the OD did very little for the high SAT/middle class kid. For example, the mom told me that she asked the OD to call a school on their behalf to help with the wait list (this was in May or June) and the OD told her she left a voicemail, instead of talking to a real person at the target school. I trust the mom who told me this, so I have no reason to doubt it. [/quote] I am 18:16, and I appreciate your clear response to my question. You don't say it explicitly, but my understanding of your post is that you assume the OD must have advocated for the wealthy, low-SAT student, and correspondingly against the high-SAT student. Is that correct? I want to make sure I am reading you correctly. If I've misunderstood you, please feel free to redirect me. Thanks.[/quote]
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