<p>Cosar - re your post #200
"But I cant blame the bought-and-paid-for application aspect of the story (a trend I find loathsome btw) on her. That part of it was her parents decision, and shes far from the only person whose family has used such services to help with admission to an elite school. "</p>
<p>If she had such a weak personality that she couldn’t stand up to her own parents - she doesn’t deserve to be in Harvard, or any top school.</p>
<p>I made a lot of suggestions to my son about how to apply, where to apply, I offered to help him market himself because I told him I knew how the world looked at resumes, and candidates, having interviewed people for jobs etc. And he kept his package a mile away from me; he argued that the application and essay would then be mine not his! he took some precautions in terms of choosing his colleges and majors based on our input, but he had a distinct sense of self, and where his search process was taking him; he was an active particpant in the process, not a sheep being taken to pasture.</p>
<p>So I don;t understand your comment.</p>