<p>I know. I didn’t think you were being an elitist. My earlier point, related to this adcom, is that she was apparently “special” enough to get into Princeton yet lacks both common sense and good writing skills (and was a classics major, for God’s sake). People need to lose the awe over the Ivies, IMO. They are not a golden ticket to superiority and success, nor are the people lucky enough to get in always worthy of admiration.</p>
<p>Teens in high school being clueless about essays is one thing.
Adults using private information disclosed to them in the course of their job for their own amusement & to entertain their friends and colleagues is cheap & immature.</p>
<p>Of course, there are whole websites devoted to doing this…to wit:</p>
<p>clientsfromhell.net</p>
<p>At least these stories would be hard to trace back to actual people or businesses.</p>
<p>I have enjoyed the AP blog, but the most recent post is unimpressive. You can’t post comments online under your real name that make your employer look bad. PR is part of every job. There’s nothing unfair or unreasonable about that.</p>
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My post was in response to the blog, not the Penn AO. The blog is anonymous so I don’t think it’s a matter of anyone’s job on the line. AO’s anonymously submit suggestions for ‘vents’. The response that was written and linked here I’m assuming is from the administrators of the site, who are also anonymous. My thought is if you are so disdainful of the students and their families (as they certainly seem to be if you read the blog, which is peppered with foul language, a sure sign of higher intellect) find another vocation.</p>
<p>Why doesn’t she post her entire application, test scores, grades, and essays, and let the public take a swipe at her? That would be very “honest” of her.</p>