So a couple of things I find problematic in the above quote:
No senior parent can state with certainty that a college did not look at their kid’s application with “appropriate perspective.” Likewise no kid (or parent) can ever state with certainty why they were admitted/rejected.
The boarding schools with which I am most familiar do not give out A’s like candy as they do in the local public school. In fact,at most of the schools discussed on this site, 95% of the seniors (and I was part of that 95%) will graduate with < a 4.0 GPA, yet the School Profile will show more than 5% of graduates going to top universities.
For the amount of money people shell out for these schools, they really should be talking to the college counseling office. The speculations about “I heard…” “someone told me…” etc brings to mind a quote from SpongeBob, “Why, once I met this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy’s cousin…”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEVaXyu0lWc
Or, from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off;: “My best friend’s sister’s boyfriend’s brother’s girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who’s going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it’s pretty serious.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLWGDxGh2G4
Or, from REO Speedwagon’s “Take It On The Run:” “Heard it from a friend who / Heard it from a friend who / Heard it from another you been messin’ around”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G8jAPPjpGs