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[Munchkin03]

The same people who are paying for these consultants (at least in the Northeast and the Atlanta suburbs, some of which are made up predominantly of people from the Northeast) are the same people who probably paid for their kids to have college admissions consultants.

There's a class of Americans who are used to farming out everything; if this wasn't your experience or your world, like it is for most of us, this is just one more of those things.

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I mean isn't part of the whole point of Southern or preppy or what-have-you privilege the fact that you don't talk about it?

Yes, but the people using these services are trying to become part of that culture rather than already having been part of it.

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

The first rule of recruitment preparation club:
You don't talk about recruitment preparation club.

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Originally Posted by Munchkin03

The same people who are paying for these consultants (at least in the Northeast and the Atlanta suburbs, some of which are made up predominantly of people from the Northeast) are the same people who probably paid for their kids to have college admissions consultants.

There's a class of Americans who are used to farming out everything; if this wasn't your experience or your world, like it is for most of us, this is just one more of those things.

I worked with tons of kids in Atlanta teaching SAT prep, which was absolutely unheard of in my part of the world when I was in high school. You've hit the nail on the head. Some of these kids probably have coaches for wiping their behinds.