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[quote=Anonymous]I think the people who get in don't "play" at all. They adhere to the rules and are polite and sincere. I know folks here think the admissions process was onerous, but we went through it this year and were constantly stunned by how over-the-top competitive the parents were. I think the whole process is designed to weed those people out. So I guess I agree with PP that they don't want people who try TOO hard, but they certainly want people to take it seriously. The surprise essay, for instance, is to make sure your answers are sincere and you don't spend ridiculous hours debating which extracurricular makes DC sound like the perfect applicant and hiring a consultant to edit it for you. And yet people still managed to cheat. Horrific. I was sort of impressed the whole way through by the school's dedication to getting past all of tha BS. [/quote]
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