<p>Watching people study for the SAT, study for tests, and writing college essays makes great television…</p>
<p>Great. As if Ivy-chasers are not annoying enough… now they are going to be on TV.</p>
<p>Sigh. How about a reality TV show about engineers or scientists? Hell, I’d settle for a drama that is semi-realistic even if it were called “Fourier’s Design” (pun on Grey’s Anatomy). You could kill the main character (rocket engine accident) and bring her back to life. That’d be a real show…</p>
<p>Or it could be like The Office… but instead The Firm. There could be all sorts of drama with the upcoming space rocket design… scandal!</p>
<p>Wow. I’m sure CC means well letting folks know about this “opportunity” but I fear that the only folks who would let their child participate on this show don’t understand how reality television works. </p>
<p>I do, and one needn’t fear that a show like this would be boring. Why? Hundreds of hours of footage insure that a kid’s worst moment—the offhand, *****y comment, the in-house fighting, the total breakdown over matters large and small—make it on the air.
Somehow,no one who signs these contracts think anyone can make them look bad on television. Given enough time and footage, we can all look a little nuts. Teenagers anxious to either get into Harvard or be famous and their gullible parents are an easy mark. Please stop talking about and promoting this sort of show.</p>
<p>OHKID, fortunately for the contestants, at least for the math problem you gave, they could just reply that that equation cannot be differentiated or integrated.</p>
<p>Wow, they must REALLY be running out of ideas for TV shows… but if anything, it’s no worse of an idea than some of the other reality TV out there these days.</p>
<p>Interesting how the OP has not replied to the last 4 pages of queries and concern.</p>
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<p>Good Point…</p>
<p>Common Sense: The True Test of IVY Worthiness ;)</p>
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I think she has enough to deal with by owning/operating this website :)</p>
<p>Should have put a smile face at the end of my last post, without it I came off as an obnoxious know-it-all. :)</p>
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<p>I’m surprised that Harvard wants to have anything to do with this show. How can it not
reek of elitism and generate resentment? No matter what the outcome, more people will find fault with their choice than will agree with it, you can bet on it.
To say nothing of the exploitation of the minors participating for the profits of the network.</p>
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<p>I agree.</p>
<p>I know Mrs. Jager-Hyman. Her book is fantastic! It’s filled with diverse students’ experience on applying to college. She’s a Darmouth/Harvard alumna and she has had experience in admissions (at Darmouth, I believe). I think it could be really interesting!</p>
<p>It could be entertaining… especially if they get a bunch of overconfident and overpriveliged Westchester brats.
Society will laugh as the prissy perfectionist gets rejected by Harvard and Columbia. :evil:</p>
<p>(Please seriously get people who would actually deserve to get in… entertainment isn’t everything)</p>