<p>Also - I would hope that any kid who was admitted to an Ivy is perfectly capable of writing their own HS paper without feeling the need to go to any outside help whatsoever on it. If the kid can't handle writing the HS paper on his own, he'll be in for a rude awakening once he gets to college (unless he has a lot of money). I'd probably use this argument (along with one on ethics) to illustrate the point.</p>