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<p>My response was based on what I would do. I feel that if my kid couldn't be accepted to the Ivy based on their own work then so-be-it. I don't think not getting into an Ivy is such a big deal (this might be blasphemy on cc) and certainly not worth compromising principals but then neither of my kids cared about getting into an Ivy and really didn't want to move east of California so it might be easy for me to say. </p>
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If so, then why do the "elite" college admissions offices, who know such a practice is quite prevalent, let it slide?
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I'd be interested in the opinion of thise from those more familiar with Ivy admissions. If the bar has been set such that virtually no one could be accepted without hiring the 'consultants', then I think there's a real problem. I would hope the adcoms would be savvy enough to see through some of this and be able to glean somewhat who really wrote their own essays and who didn't.</p>