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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s kinda obnoxious for HS kids to think they should get a job doing research.

The professor has a slew of graduate students at his fingertips to help with research. Why would someone think he would ask a kid in HS to help with research?Tell me why.  Let me real here.

Go get a job at the mall and leave this professor alone. [/quote]

And I think you haven’t bothered to read the thread. The kids are being told they need to do research. They would probably be happier spending one their last free summers lifeguarding than do research.

Blame the HSs, the AOs, the consultants and the parents. [/quote]

Don't blame the AO's. I speak to AO's all of the time (athletic recruiting). I have never been asked about a kids research even at the very top schools. They ask about a lot of stuff but research never comes up.[/quote] Athletic recruits are hooked. A 4.0, good test scores, and "standard strong" ECs are more than enough. Just because athletes do not benefit much from research does not mean no one does.

Also, have your talked to Caltech or MIT AOs?[/quote]

I do blame the AOs. This is in their control. All their false concern for kids’ mental/emotional well-being is just cr@p. 
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DP. The AOs are dealing with too many applicants, so I honestly think parents are mainly to blame for the situation. It only takes a quick read through DCUM to see angry, desperate, prestige-obsessed parents clamoring for the top schools which do not have enough seats for their liking. How many of these kids would authentically care about attending a selective school if they weren't encouraged to seek out prestige for its own sake? Meanwhile other schools are going to have to shutter due to low enrollment. It is fine to "aim high" but it is not reasonable to believe that your kids are entitled to a seat. The angriest parents are the most entitled, believing that their kids inherently deserve something while other kids do not. Everyone needs to take a deep breath and realize that their kid is going to get to go to college, and whether their kid will be successful is up to them and what they make of the experience.[/quote]

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