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[quote=Anonymous]Almost every aspect of the college admission process can be gamed: 1) Tutoring for the SAT's. 2) Tutors to get through the HS classes. 3) Counselors to help on the college essays. The funny thing though is, while the colleges can not tell who does 1 or 2, they can absolutely tell the difference between the writing of a 17 yo and a 30 yo. My DD's essay, for example, is talking about figuring out who she is, partially from the HW assignment to write the college essay in her junior year. I only saw it when she submitted it. She was 1450 SAT's, and 3.8 UW, 4.3 W. She was admitted to 2 Ivys (rejected at 3 other top schools), and all of the state schools. Interesting, she chose Virginia Tech over the higher rated schools because of cost and the feeling.[/quote]
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