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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With so many pay-to-play activities out there, can admissions officers at elite colleges tell the difference? Or do they not care because it shows the student is resourceful?[/quote]

Why does it matter?  I actually want AOs to know that we are full pay parents who do not need FA - that's going to be a boost in this admissions cycle.[/quote]

I agree. This is my problem with Application Nation. Harberson insists that [b]you can’t put any summer pre-college programs on your application. It shows too much privilege.[/b] Don’t colleges want full pay kids? Don’t they already know kid is privileged given the basic facts: private school, highly educated parents, profession of parents, etc. Many kids have really meaningful experiences at these summer programs that help them figure out what they want to do in college. Not talking about the experiences AT ALL in the “why this major” essay or listing on the activities list to show fit to major is crazy to me. [/quote]

I agree its crazy. My kid definitely had a meaningful experience from the summer pre-college course; got a taste of college classwork and living away from home, confirmed that the subject he thought he was interested in was actually interesting, and wrote some research papers. He put it on his college applications and he got into his first choice - not that I would argue that the summer pre-college course was what put him over the top, but it was part of the entire package he submitted.

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