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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have learned something having gone through this process with three kids, with widely varying different levels/personalities:

1) Parents are helping kids - up to and including writing all essays. Some, like several on this chain, freely admit this. Others do not. But it is happening, so take that information and use it as you wish. It's a simple solution.  
2) Some kids can handle it. Most cannot - and the reason isn't because they're not ready for college, but because high school, including extracurricular pursuits and jobs, DOES NOT TRAIN/PREPARE them for this process. This is a project management exercise the nature of which most professionals do not manage until they've been working a while. So those that say "if they can't handle this maybe they shouldn't be applying to the school" are wrong. It's not about a student not having an idea how to answer a specific essay. It's the million moving pieces. Again, no where have they been trained for this type of project management.

This is such an elite perspective. It's not wrong, but just be aware of the privileges that let this be a reality for families,

First generation college attendees, kids from families where parents lack funds for hired help... it's not their reality. 
Number 2 is why parents are helping (or paying people to), and I don't fault them. The problem is, therein lies the huge equity issues. Kids who have parents with time/resources/ability to help are greatly advantaged.

I do not know what the answer is. The supplemental essays are becoming pretty meaningless but rather seem to be an exercise in proving willingness to do the work - the only thing they do is weed out some kids not willing to jump through extra hoops. [/quote][/quote]

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