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[quote=Anonymous]Grew up in the NYC suburbs. I'm in my 40s, so was applying to colleges in the early 90s. We went to SAT prep class. I was also had what was called a "gifted & talented coach" who would probably be seen as a private college advisor in today's market. We all applied to 6-10 schools, except for the handful that applied for the state colleges and they applied to 3-4. We were stressed as hell. We were fixated on the elite colleges. Some of the parents were working every angle during the admissions process the way some to today.

The difference: [b]no one talked about this with random people back then.[/b] There was no place where you'd be telling strangers about this stuff. My friends were going to SAT classes, too, but it's not like people outside our wealthy enclave were doing it. We went to class and saw the kids from our school and the handful of others in the area like it (wealthy, white).

You all perceive that it was "more fair" back then, but it's because you just didn't know that the same stuff was going on. Or maybe you did know, but you were in denial about it being more than just senators and celebrities taking part.

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