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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where was the college counselor in all of this? Think of the 114 students who may not have received their top choices.  Lots of URM students were hurt by this, made upset by this or had college plans change permanently because this woman wanted to trophy hunt.  Can't the Common Black application exercise some control here along with the college counselor (assuming parents are asleep at the switch or uninvolved)[/quote]

Most people don't have a college counselor.  She is in her right to apply to as many school as she wants and what happens to other kids is not her issue.  I would have mine apply to as many as possible to make sure they get in somewhere.  There is always the possibility kids only apply 6-8 schools and get in none.   Its happened.[/quote]

Yes she is in her right, but the adult in her life failed miserably by letting her abuse the system...and then she is rewarded for it with publicity.  Disgusting.[/quote]

The real problem is that, even if kids use the net price calculators, great kids have no idea how many schools they have to apply to in order to get into a suitable school at an affordable net price. The solution is to adopt the U.K. system, to make sure students can apply to a sane number of suitable schools and know they’ll be able to attend one at an affordable price. [/quote]

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