There is already stress and concern over unfairness in the college process—and imposter syndrome can be debilitating for any student. But knowing or suspecting that admission truly was based on false pretenses will only make it worse
in a student’s favor. When I was at Yale , I had classmates who shared a last name with a major building, museum or library wing—of course, I would ideally like to believe that these students got in on their own merit, but it would be naive to think that being from a family of major donors hadimpact.
This isn’t the first time in the past few months that people have been exposed for falsifying student records—this December, thealleging that T.M. Landry, a college prep school in Louisiana, had regularly fabricated transcripts, club participation, and even tragic backstories for its students, many of whom were accepted into elite schools.
As someone who runs a college admissions consulting company that is a member of the National Association of College Admissions Consulting , a group of professionals “dedicated to the pursuit of higher education, [who] believe in the dignity, worth and potential of each and every student,” I’m outraged on behalf of all of the students who have been hurt by this scandal—from the students who will be suffering the mental and emotional consequences of their parents’ behavior to the students who may...
It was important to me to emphasize Social & Emotional Learning and emotional intelligence, helping students discover what they’re truly passionate about and pursue their own dreams, not anyone else’s. Yes, going to USC or Yale may help your future—but not if you spend your time there feeling like a fraud or unhappy because the school isn't the right fit.
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