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- endtwist, on 10/18/2007, -4/+83"Families pay Hernandez as much as they do because she promises not just substitute parenting but parenting in the extreme. She selects classes for students, reviews their homework, and prods them to make an impression on teachers. She checks on the students' grades, scores, rankings. She tells parents when to hire tutors and then makes sure the kids do the extra work. She vets their vacation schedules. She plans their summers. And through it all, she is always available to contend with the college angst that can consume whole families. Parents value her confidence; kids, mostly, appreciate her enthusiasm."
So basically, she's a very expensive 'replacement-parent' who has some sort of attention complex. Fantastic. - sterntastic223, on 10/18/2007, -7/+65Just knowing a number of out-of-work Ivy Leaguers, trust me, that is NOT worth it.
- AmishRefugee, on 10/18/2007, -3/+58Protip: college coaches write your application essay for you. How is that not cheating?
- reuscel, on 10/18/2007, -1/+46The children of rich CEOs and hedge fund managers have so many hurdles in front of them in life. It's good to see they're finally getting the personal attention they so deserve.
/sarcasm - iceman0113, on 10/18/2007, -7/+48What happened to kids being kids? Has it come to the point where we have to train our kids from the moment they're born that if they don't go to an ivy league they won't succeed in life? It should be a goal to get into college that fits you best, not because of the name. The college doesn't make the person; the person makes the college. If you succeed in life, it is because of your own accord and not because of the brand name.
- NinjaBoy, on 10/15/2007, -1/+40If you can afford $40,000 extra just to get help getting into collage. I dont think a "job" is really an issue.
- Kardde, on 10/18/2007, -2/+32Geez, just reading about this woman makes me want to push her down a well.
- smedrick, on 10/18/2007, -4/+33Or you can spend that $40K on a real education.
- endustry, on 10/15/2007, -2/+30Collage? Heck, all you need are some old magazine, scissors and a glue stick.
/sarcasm - ScienceDoc, on 10/18/2007, -8/+36Ivy League schools are overrated dinosaurs living off reputations that are decades old. The best professors do not even apply for positions in Ivy League schools because they are a nightmare. Nowadays going to an Ivy League is just buying a union card. Look at W and his daddy.
- hoppy44, on 10/18/2007, -0/+23Well, you have to give her credit on one thing, this is a classic example of a great business idea. And it's made her pretty rich. 1) Start with a field that you know well and have expertise in 2) Find a complimentary niche that is untapped 3) Find an expensive product (college education) 4) Market to high end clientele 5) Charge 10x what everyone else is
- EarthernJar, on 10/16/2007, -1/+22I'm in ur home. Raisin ur kid.
- superfusion, on 10/16/2007, -1/+22Great ... now that I'm an unqualified investment banker, will she please do my job for me.
- coltrane68, on 10/15/2007, -2/+21If one's goal in life is to attend a top university, this may not be quite so revolting. However, most healthy folks realize that college is just one phase of personal development. I know great achievers from good but not great universities, and I know terrible underachievers from the best of the best.
By the way, any college admissions professional who reads a teenage applicant's meanderings on existentialism and distance running and doesn't find it to be utter crap is stoking the ***** fire. - tycho77, on 10/16/2007, -2/+20The college admissions process exists to find the students that will excel at a given institution. Cheating like the services that she offers cheapens the process and brings students where they don't belong.
I know that I couldn't survive at MIT, so I didn't apply, and instead went to a different engineering school. Just because the admissions department thinks a school is for you, doesn't mean it is; and if she gets you in and you drop out, you just took a spot away from a legitimate applicant. If someone is dumb enough to pay 40k for a service like this, they probably aren't Harvard material anyway. - BuckeyeRowe, on 10/16/2007, -1/+19I go to MIT. While MIT is not the end-all of life for me nor my life goal, it was a very big accomplishment for me and I am proud that I was able to get into this school. I can't imagine getting into college because of a coach.
I guess this is just makes me prouder that I got into college for being myself, not for getting "fine tuned" by a coach. - stellarceltic, on 10/16/2007, -2/+20I went to Cornell... ever heard of it?
I sang in the acapella group... "Here Comes Treble" - inactive, on 10/16/2007, -1/+17I thought thirst was everything.
- RikkiTikki, on 10/18/2007, -1/+16Not to play devil's advocate, but she's changing these kids' lives for the better. More extra curriculars, good rapport with teachers, and a focused essay. Let's face it, you can be as motivated as you want, but admissions officers don't rate you on motivation.
- RadicalEdward, on 10/18/2007, -1/+16Image is everything.
- krets, on 10/18/2007, -0/+13Something tells me that these "edits" are very thorough.
- inactive, on 10/15/2007, -0/+11"Why doesn't my child respect me? I was a good mother right Hernandez?!?"
- eastbeast314, on 10/17/2007, -0/+10As an Ivy League student, I agree that many students are here for the union card, as you put it. However, there are also quite a few real students who are among the most intelligent I've ever met. And I harbor no doubt that Dartmouth's CS department is one of the best in the world.
The school brand only matters for the 'union card' - it has very little bearing on what sort of adult will be produced. A motivated and determined person will succeed at any college. But, I do believe that that person will have more genuine opportunities and support at a better school. Some people go to schools for the education, even if others do not.
Furthermore, I have seen no evidence at Dartmouth of professors avoiding working here. If that was the case, I doubt I would have excellent CS profs in a place so far from everything. - nomadofthehills, on 10/15/2007, -1/+11I graduated in four years, I was drunk the whole time...
- wtfpwned98, on 10/16/2007, -1/+11Nightmare? How? I've known professors from several ivy league schools...my gf (now wife) was a grad student at one, is now a jr prof at a state school and would love to get back into an ivy (or at least one of the top state schools in her field, where they support research to the same extent that ivy league schools do). I myself went to non-ivies...one I attended while I worked at an ivy...and I'm well aware of the differences. You're talking out of your ass. I'm not saying that there aren't great schools out there which aren't in the ivy league, but ivy league schools are competitive, and their "best professors" are treated like royalty (some of the assistant professors in certain depts at certain ivy league schools are just teachers who don't really have a shot at tenure, but they'll still do well in the market when they move on). WTF are you talking about?
- fudgeman12, on 10/16/2007, -5/+13Hey, I attended Cornell and now I'm attending Columbia (and hope to attend Harvard to further my medical career), and I can definitely say, I LOVE THOSE DAMN STUPID RICH WHITE KIDS!!!! ABSOLUTELY LOVE 'EM! Why? B/c they don't belong here, and so these idiots bring down the curve and make it all the easier for us (the students from ass-poor families who got in from working like a monk, and still work like a ***** monk to do our absolute best).
(But, they're great ppl do go sake bombing w/ @ Miyaki's (Cornell), or Tokyo Pop (Columbia)) - cgruber, on 10/16/2007, -1/+9I hear ya dude but you are dreaming if you don't think money is what makes the world go round.
- Aleman360, on 10/16/2007, -1/+9Hint: getting into a "good" college doesn't guarantee you a good education or a good job. The last thing you want to do is false advertise for yourself and end up over your head somewhere.
- inactive, on 10/16/2007, -2/+9It's not cheating because they don't call it cheating.
- drizzlelicious, on 10/15/2007, -0/+7Or your kids can be self motivated enough to get into an Ivy without her help. Or you can let them choose what they want out of life and not place gigantic expectations on them
- StephenChow, on 10/15/2007, -0/+7Suffolk FTW! We got fire, we got steel, we got caveman sex appeal! OOGA CHAKA OOGA OOGA OOGA CHAKA
- hugogalvino, on 10/16/2007, -1/+8So... let's say you go to college thanks to this "nice" lady who charged you 40K, what is going to happen when you are supposed to start working? is she still your couch? answering your emails? editing your reports? of course not. That's when you realize you cheated big time.
- Jomwilli, on 10/15/2007, -5/+12You don't go to college to simply make money, you go to college to get a career. An Ivy League school is a golden ticket to the fast track of any career. Trust me on this one.
- nomadofthehills, on 10/15/2007, -1/+7My guidance counselor in high school was a moron. I wish I had someone like this bitch. Doesn't matter, I got into my first choice school early acceptance without help. I guess the kind of people whose parents can afford to hire this woman don't care that their parents "bought" their admission, and they didn't earn it themselves.
- nomadofthehills, on 10/15/2007, -1/+7For rich people that want to get into an Ivy, that is the best bet. It doesn't look so good when daddy went to Yale and his son went to Suffolk Community.
- CoryTrevor, on 10/15/2007, -0/+6Jesus. Can mommy's little angels do ANYTHING for themselves these days. Don't think things like this are doing these people any favors. I've had to hire from this new pool of kids (not Ivy leaguers, but children of parents who do things like this for their kids.) Most are clueless as to what is expected of them in an employment situation.
- spartan9817, on 10/15/2007, -1/+7I'm from a lower class family and things like these sicken me, I don't need anyone to help me get into good colleges and they shouldn't either, spots in top schools should go to top students not the children of those who can afford to pay some lady to do all the work for their child. And no I don't go to an Ivy League, I graduated high school with 58 college credits, and I figured I might as well finish what I started. then on to the school that I like that is competitive in my major
- DangerMouse9, on 10/15/2007, -1/+7And if they advise you to write exactly what they give you how is that not cheating?
- RikkiTikki, on 10/15/2007, -0/+5um...I think The Office joke faded with objectcode and then fudgeman12 ***** all over it.
- owlfeathers, on 10/15/2007, -0/+5If you need to pay $40,000 for someone to write your college essay for you, don't bother applying to an Ivy League school. :/
- DreKor, on 10/15/2007, -0/+4Well done, my potential still isn't maximized and I got through school just fine, graduated with 0 debt, landed a job 2 weeks after graduation, and am thoroughly enjoying my time as an engineer.
There are many paths through life, only some are trod by *****. - camaroz06, on 10/15/2007, -0/+4Sorta sad, could start a larger trend that will just be adding to the already high cost of college.
- zspeed78, on 10/15/2007, -0/+4I agree.. most people wish they could do what she does... make tons of money doing something you seem to enjoy and fits your personality.
- ubuwalker31, on 10/15/2007, -0/+4Ubu's guide to getting into a top 20 college:
-Score as well as you can on the SATs. A 1300 will get you into a lot of schools. A years worth of studying/tutoring on the SAT is worth it.
-Get into Honors classes. If almost all of your classes aren't Honors you're screwed. You need to be taking Calculus and at least 1 AP Science your Junior and Senior Year
-Make an effort to get into AP classes, and take those AP tests. A college will know you can handle college material if you get a 4 or a 5 on the AP tests. A 3 doesn't cut it.
-Participate in extra-curricular activities. Play one sport and try to letter in it. Write for the newspaper. Etc.
-Maneuver into a leadership position in an extra-curricular organization by Senior Year.
-Take at least one summer vacation doing something "out of the ordinary". It makes a good essay.
-Write two or three college essays and have them reviewed. - tuxidomasx, on 10/16/2007, -0/+4"the advice about which colleges to consider and where not to bother; the hours she devotes to each application."
so... she also tells them which college they should look at. That makes more sense-- the article title read more like she could magically get any random dumb ass into an ivy league school - ubuwalker31, on 10/16/2007, -1/+5You go to college to get educated, not to get a career. Grad school is where you get specialized training for your career.
- ez12a, on 10/16/2007, -0/+4uh i dont get why i'm getting dugg down. The SAT is out of 2400 now, check for yourself. 1300 is barely above half of 2400. An average person can achieve 1600 easy. If you work a little you can get 1800 as well. (first SAT i took i got 1700. Studied a bit and increased that to 1800). unfortunately SAT scores must be supplemented with a good GPA. I had a friend with a 1400 on the old SAT and a horrible GPA. Didnt get into his first choice.
While i am attending a great UC school in California. - shadekeiko, on 10/16/2007, -0/+3As a Senior going through the process right now, I am disgusted by this. And the sad thing is, a lot of my peers have a lot of these type of people "helping" them. (I go to a private all girls school in the Philly suburbs with a lot of rich people and crazy overachievers). I didn't even do SAT tutoring because I felt wrong doing it. And I did fine on the SATs (2030 combined with a 790 in writing).
- pintomp3, on 10/18/2007, -1/+4i'm in ur ivy league school, lowerin your curve.
- CiXeL, on 10/15/2007, -4/+7yeah tell that to my ivy league buddy who's still living with his mom because bush cut all the funding.
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