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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve been teaching in top private schools in the US, UK, and Europe for almost 20 years.  I give advice on letters of rec/application packages each year for many students, and yes, it has become increasingly common for students to lie.  My privileged students have been trained to identify a financial or psychological obstacle, then embellish, embellish, embellish.  Or just make something up.

It is very disheartening.  Admin know and will not listen to or support teachers who try to bring this up.

At this point, I consider the letter of rec process to be a creative writing contest.  [/quote]

One of the ironic things about UPenn’s investigation and punishment of MF is that one of their own staff members told her that if it is uncertain, they generally advise students to use the designation that will get them the most financial aid. But Penn took no responsibility for their own staff. Pretty hypocritical of them.[/quote]

Convenient hearsay. These rich ruthless frauds all put on the innocent babe in the woods routine, play dumb and claim someone told them to do it. Yeah, sure. It is totally normal for a rich kid to seek out first-generation, minority, and low-income student orgs as soon as they step on campus. It is totally not something a rich conniving sociopath would do to get the inside edge on internships, fellowships, and grad school.[/quote]

The problem with your comment is that Mackenzie Fierceton isn’t rich and that she was was driven into poverty after years of abuse by her pathological mother. Not exactly the life anyone would trade theirs for.[/quote]

I'm sure most rich kids would do a few years in foster care to get into an Ivy League school. /s [/quote]

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