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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Without giving up too many details ...

I have a friend whose kid went to a fancy NJ private. The kid has learning struggles and emotional struggles.

Yes, his whole college admissions packet was very curated. I wasn't surprised about that.

What I WAS surprised about was how the school had engineered a lot of their extracurriculars to be well over-the-top and more impressive-sounding than what most public schools offer. Like, a service organization was probably the same amount of hours, but it was much higher-profile and kind of exotic. It would make an impression.

He aimed really high and got into a couple of T20s. The reason I mentioned that he had had some struggles is that I think my struggling public school kid wouldn't get in anywhere near where he did! [/quote]

It's all about context. To whom much is given, much is expected. Kids who go to private schools are EXPECTED to have more impressive ECs/narrative than those who don't have the same resources.[/quote]

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