<p>Honoraryamom, I assume that’s why Zimny felt he was safe, as people taken in by conmen are embarrassed to admit they fell for the offer. However, I do feel that holisitic admissions, as practiced in the US, are very, very different from the systems in other countries which determine university admissions through the results on One Big Test. I think it may appear to those outside the system that the game is rigged, and that “everyone does it.” I’m not stating that “the game is rigged,” but I can understand that it might seem that way from the outside, especially if one keeps running into billionaires in one’s social circle with Ivy-enrolled progeny. (For a full description of and debate on the effect of holistic admissions, search the Parents Forum on CC for “holistic”.)</p>
<p>ExieMITAlum, more articles on tutoring in New York.</p>
<p>Parental demand: [Tales</a> Out Of School<a href=“Includes:%20SSAT%20tutoring,%20SAT%20tutoring,%20College%20application%20essay%20advice.”>/url</a></p>
<p>Tutoring to keep one’s child in his school: <a href=“At Private Schools, the Risk of Being ‘Counseled Out’ - The New York Times”>At Private Schools, the Risk of Being ‘Counseled Out’ - The New York Times](<a href=“http://nymag.com/nymetro/urban/education/features/1510/]Tales”>Tales Out Of School - Nymag)</a></p>