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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know if people are serious or not about buying a slot, but donations really are not a way into college -- perhaps a building but not a $10,000 or even $50,000 donation. Connections are also overplayed -- I know people who have Congressmen write or wealthy alums and it has little to no influence. It is more difficult to get into college these days than when most parents were applying but merit still typically controls, [b]though some schools do look at one's ability to pay. [/b] It is not a crapshoot and it is not random but there will be things that might spark interest in an application, like a trained EMT or a situation where a student excelled at an unusual activity through hard work. [/quote] True, there is an admissions boost in the combination of applying early decision without indicating a need for FA. Colleges need the full-pay students to subsidize the financial aid students.[/quote]
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