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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What really stands out is that some poor kid from the inner city who fills out his college applications doesn't actually know that he's not competing with Fred.  He's competing with Fred's mom who has an MA, and Fred's Dad, and a nanny who does research, and a coach who works for the family and a college admissions consultant and the pilot of the private plane, and some kind of sports strategist, a couple of regular tutors as well as the tutor who 'helped' write the essay.  Also, a couple of psychologists, and the staff of the pricey summer camp, etc.

What stands out to me in all these stories is that this is a kid who is being produced by a team.  It's not really fair that individuals have to compete with conglomerates.[/quote]

That's a great way of putting it.  And you'd like to think that admissions officers would take this into account, but I think that it can become invisible to them, or that they know it in an intellectual sense but not deep down enough that it's internalized, so they can't help but be more impressed by the more polished and accomplished-looking kid. [/quote]

Colleges are business too. People keep forgetting that. They will admit kids who will make their college look good, respected, selective, elite.. whatever you may want to call it. Admitting a kid who they know is already going places only makes them look good and competitive. They have no need to admit regular kids. Sucks but that's how I have come to understand this crap shoot game of college admissions.[/quote]

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