tryan
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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So a good friend just called to say his son did not get into the first school of choice (early admissions). Was "deferred" which cuts his odds from slim to none.
Upon further discussion he explains how hard the TWO of them worked on his son's essay. Turns out Dad basically wrote the essay. And he did this because when he did it for his niece two years ago, not only did she get accepted - she got a full scholarship to an ivy league school.
So - tongue in cheek - I asked if he hired out someone to take the SATs for his son. To which he answers
"No, that would be crossing the line. Besides, you have to come with 2 picture ids. The student's picture is now on the test ticket. They closed that loop hole."
So I said "But you can still cheat on the essays"
He said "IT'S NOT CHEATING! There are agencies that will tutor applicants to help write the best essay. I "tutored" my son. If you're NOT doing this you'll ALWAYS be on the outside!"
So fess-up ... how many parents submitted THEIR work on their kids college aps?
Upon further discussion he explains how hard the TWO of them worked on his son's essay. Turns out Dad basically wrote the essay. And he did this because when he did it for his niece two years ago, not only did she get accepted - she got a full scholarship to an ivy league school.
So - tongue in cheek - I asked if he hired out someone to take the SATs for his son. To which he answers
"No, that would be crossing the line. Besides, you have to come with 2 picture ids. The student's picture is now on the test ticket. They closed that loop hole."
So I said "But you can still cheat on the essays"
He said "IT'S NOT CHEATING! There are agencies that will tutor applicants to help write the best essay. I "tutored" my son. If you're NOT doing this you'll ALWAYS be on the outside!"
So fess-up ... how many parents submitted THEIR work on their kids college aps?
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