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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People are trying to say it obliquely yet others continue to suggest the problem is just parents with unrealistic demands.  So to be direct:  One of the college counseling staff turned out to be incompetent at his job, and the director insisted on keeping him on long after the problem was obvious to students, parents and other school staff.[/quote]

That brings up more questions. Why was he keeping him in the job? Given the salary, did he think it will be hard to attract anyone else to replace him? Also, are the parents expectation aligned with the reality? If a kid is not fit/prepared for certain school then no matter how hard the counselors push he/she won't be accepted, I can understand after spending so much why some parents will be unwilling to hear that.[/quote]

I don't think that is the issue. According to what some wrote earlier in the thread, the counselor in question sent recommendations that had grammatical errors etc. which obviously provides little confidence to the admissions staff reading it. I think most people understand that colleges are more selective today than 15 or 30 years ago and not everyone is groomed for Harvard.[/quote]

Well, in this generation not everyone cares that much about classist and racist Harvard.[/quote]

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