<p>Your son obviously didnt have parents who believed in spending $10,000 to $20,000 on a college admissions advisor (nor did mine). :)</p>
<p>But if we had, would we really expect our sons to say, screw you mom and dad, Im not going to cooperate with the advisor? And I havent seen any allegations that Kaavyas application was fabricated, or that she didnt write her own essay, etc. At least in theory, a college admissions advisor is there to present the candidate in the best light possible, not to lie about the candidate. As I said, I think the ridiculous amounts of money spent on (and charged by) admissions advisors is a loathsome trend, but I have a hard time blaming it on the kids.</p>