FOURTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS for a 1 week Camp for writing college essays?

Applying to College
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<p>Unbelievable. There is really a camp for helping high school students write their college essays and it costs 14K for just one week, not including transportation OR food. The camp should be shut down immediately. Or the students should all be turned down at every college to which they apply. Either the kids are getting a LOT of help for their 14K such that the essays are no longer theirs OR the camp counselors do not help the kids much and their parents are getting ripped off royally. Read about it here in the NY Times, article by Frank Bruni. </p>

<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/15/opinion/sunday/frank-bruni-oversharing-in-admissions-essays.html?emc=eta1&_r=0"&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/15/opinion/sunday/frank-bruni-oversharing-in-admissions-essays.html?emc=eta1&_r=0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Now now, they do get lunch.</p>

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<p>I think the mods should close this version of your thread since it is also in the parents’ forum.</p>

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<p>Yes, fine to close it here. I first posted here in College Admissions, but then realized that more appropriate for Parents’ Forum. Please note that I only have about 40 comments, so am a newbie, compared to you.</p>

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<p>Closing</p>