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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, it is now hell and it's nothing like what we went through when we applied to college or to grad school.  The world has completely changed.[/quote]

Is this really true? I applied to college in the late-1990s, and the Ivy admissions process was fierce then, as it is now. For better or worse, parents in my Ivy League hometown spent years worrying about their children's chances, sent them to SAT prep camps, wrote their kids essays for them, and on and on. There were books on the admissions process discussing how to get in at the "right school".

I didn't even bother with the Ivies (SATs were just not at the appropriate theshold) - but still had a great college experience, earned a doctorate in my field, and have a job I enjoy.

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I think that people who make this statement are comparing college admissions to the 80's, not late 90's.  I graduated high school in 90 and it was a totally different ball game than it is now.[/quote]

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