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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How did it get so lopsided when it comes to the college admissions rat race??? I hear a lot of parents blaming the Common App but is that really the root cause of this insanity? These kids are taking double digit AP courses, aiming for above 1500 or 35 on standardized tests, and belting out more essays than humanly expected from top writers in the world in the matter of a few months. What is wrong with our culture on this?[/quote] There are a couple of factors: Starting about 30-35 years ago we began importing a huge population of Asian tech workers who came from a very status/rank conscious culture and are pushing their kids into a small subset of schools which are known among their social circles. Common app now makes it easy to apply broadly which wasn't the case when we were making school choices. Internet, social media, etc. makes awareness much easier. Each of these factors is driving increased applications to top schools. [/quote]
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