<p>The article is roundly dismissed in this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1535416-holistic-admissions-berkeley.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1535416-holistic-admissions-berkeley.html</a></p>
<p>How much privilege? The 8-11k trips or something more about elbow grease? It is not a disadvantage to be privileged. It is a mistake to come across as shallow, pretentious- and lacking the judgment skills, maturity and self-editing to avoid that impression. The author missed the point.</p>