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And what people seem to forget (or the petulant child/troll who keeps posting does) is that kids of Professors are extremely likely to do well academically and be exceptionally prepared for college---it's how they have grown up.   So duh, of course they will have the resume to compete for the top schools.[/quote]

In which case they don't need any extra admissions bump. Duh.[/quote]

NP. Of course they do when so many high stats kids are vying for the same limited spots. It's just one small means to differentiate.

What we (general population) really need to do is redefine "top tier college" and stop all applying for the same few options! Then, stop thinking that because our kid has certain stats that we value, that should somehow merit their place at Institution X. It is not a cut and dry list of tic boxes. Some folks seem to be sold on this idea that if they enrich their kid to the level where kid can check boxes for certain merits, that is the recipe for admission, and anything else is not merit. There is not merit ladder.[/quote]

This part I agree with - and all admissions should be based on innate intelligence (and DNA) - NOT how much prep a kid received.  Prep should rule the kid out from certain schools automatically - but most DCUM trolls don't agree with that, because come hell or high water, they want their prep. [/quote]

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