Aiming for College, Seeking an Edge

Letters to the NY Times Editor:

Re "Before College, Costly Advice Just on Getting In" (front page, July 19):

Reading this article made me extremely angry. I cannot believe that people have no shame in charging so much for college counseling. It's too bad that we live in a society whose culture dictates such crazed behavior to get kids into certain schools.

The only necessary ingredients to get into a good school are passion, dedication and good old hard work. There is nothing magical about these counselors other than the spell they cast on bank accounts.

Students should find something, or several things, that they love and care about and work hard to become the best they can be. Kids have gotten into top colleges writing about buying milk, Barbies and, for me, my perseverance with piano. Study hard, maintain a healthy lifestyle and stay positive. That's it.

S. Susan Zhu
Paris, July 19, 2009

Posted by Jim Zellmer at July 23, 2009 1:12 AM
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