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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The "buying your degree" thing is being oversold here. It probably accounts for a few percent of admits, but it is far from being the rule. Read Goldin's Price of Admission for some actual stats on big donors, and also for good stories about how colleges handle this (Harvard makes the kids wait a year). The much more common way to "buy your way in" is to buy your kid squash or fencing coaching (both expensive sports) and get recruited. Or, donate decent but not huge amounts consistently as an alumn to help your kid's chances. Can you find your kid's horse at the college? You're in! I think there was something about sailing, too. But outright purchasing a degree, a la Jared Kushner, is rarer than you guys seem to think,[/quote] It is more than u think - our kids are at a NE prep school - it is more than a dozen ivy and Stanford admits due to $$$$$. Even Duke. The public has no idea how prevalent this is. You would be shocked.[/quote]
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