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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a family who just went through the college admissions process with two kids at two different DC privates, yes, it does get ugly at times.  The most polite thing that happened to both of my kids, was [b]classmates asking them not to apply to a certain school [/b]because it was classmates' first choice, and my DCs application would hurt classmates chances of getting in.

That was polite; it got worse from there.  Lots of academic cheating happens as well.

Good luck - I'm glad it's all over![/quote]

How could classmates know where your children apply?  Were your DC already been accepted into a non-binding EA when classmates asked?

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Easy: the kids talk and ask each other.  Then the most entitled parents tell their kids — and worse in many cases the college advisory counselors — “you should advise x and y and z not to apply to a, b, c schools — it’s cutthroat.  And of course those being urged not to apply are often targeted because they’re strong students, but unhooked. [/quote]

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