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They were all very tempting and I wanted to go. But, everytime you get to the back of the book, you see the prices often ranging in the thousands. I don’t have that kind of money. So, what am I supposed to do? Just because people are more priviledged than others doesn’t mean they deserve to get in a school anymore.
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<p>DH does alumni recruiting for his Ivy…he has been told that these type of “extracurriculars” are not what impresses the admissions folks. All this means to them is that mom & dad could write the check. What DOES impress them are the competitive programs that are free or almost free: TASP, Governor’s Schools, etc. Those types of programs may be good for the student, in terms of broadening their horizons, but it doesn’t help a bit for college admissions (and I say this as the parent of a child who did do a People to People trip.)</p>