Admissions Official and Admissions Consultant — at the Same Time

kcarls
Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:23:47 +0000

This conflict of interests is absolutely disgraceful. Anyone who suggests otherwise ought to have his head examined.

We can only hope that this incident will help lead to a thoroughgoing reform of the ‘admissions consulting’ business so the playing field can become more equitable. Applicants should be judged by merit, first and foremost; the process is skewed by the availability of purportedly effective $30,000+ admissions consultants. If the current situation doesn’t hurt middle and lower class applicants, I don’t know what could.