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Parents paying $10K to get kids ‘published’ is just more college admissions BS
NY Post ^ | May 24, 2023 | Rikki Schlott

Posted on 05/26/2023 6:36:48 AM PDT by Twotone

Parents willing to write a big check have long been able to hire someone to write a college application essay or take the SAT for their kid.

But now there’s a hot new admissions ploy on offer: For a mere $10,000, you can transform your teen into a published author in a peer-reviewed journal.

According to a recent report from ProPublica, a cottage industry has exploded to help 17-year-old college hopefuls differentiate themselves in the ever more competitive admissions process as “acclaimed researchers.”

More than 10,000 high school students have funneled through dozens of online programs such as Scholar Launch and Lumiere Education, which pair them with academic mentors to churn out research papers which are then published by research journals.

Kids able to pay for the qualification can then tack “published author” onto their resumé.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 4thgradevocabulary; collegeadmissions; frpottymouths; illiteratefreepers; noclassonfr; published

1 posted on 05/26/2023 6:36:48 AM PDT by Twotone
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To: Twotone

ROTFLMAO. From Fake News to Fake College Grads. I LOVE THIS COUNTRY!!!


2 posted on 05/26/2023 6:39:16 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Since O'Bama was ruling the roost, America has gone from melting pot to septic tank of the world.)
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To: Twotone

I was a published writer in two national magazines in my sophomore year (”Video Games”, “Video Gaming Illustrated”), and they paid ME. Best job I ever had.


3 posted on 05/26/2023 6:40:05 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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To: Twotone

Both of my sons will be publishing books this year, but doing it the real way, writing their own books. And yes, as they are real, it will likely help them when they get to college admissions.


4 posted on 05/26/2023 6:47:22 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Donald Tantrum? No Thank You. We Can Do Better!)
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To: Twotone

My son was asked by his high school English teacher if he wanted to write a column for a local monthly community magazine, as she knew the publisher. He started a column entitled “Spectacular Student” and wrote it for two and a half years, unpaid.

It featured a different student each month, students with high test scores, or had interesting hobbies such as horse jumping, or did significant volunteer activities.

To me the implication was that he was a spectacular student as well. It seems to have paid off because he was admitted to every school he applied to and is now a junior at a top 30’s college.

And it didn’t cost a dime!


5 posted on 05/26/2023 6:49:11 AM PDT by Bartholomew Roberts
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To: Twotone

This is just another case of “rent seeking.”

90% of higher education is just “feeding on the young.”

Also known as: jobs for Democrats.


6 posted on 05/26/2023 6:58:10 AM PDT by Prolixus (In all seriousness:)
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To: Twotone

“Publication” is overrated....just like “higher education”.

There parents are proving P.T. Barnum correct!


7 posted on 05/26/2023 7:02:29 AM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trintarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Twotone

They were doing this long ago with phony “who’s who of high school students” where gullible parents would pay a huge sum to buy the book with their mediocre kid’s name in it.


8 posted on 05/26/2023 7:13:46 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Twotone

Anyone can pay to be published


9 posted on 05/26/2023 7:33:41 AM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

10 posted on 05/26/2023 8:23:20 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: Twotone

So, this is where Scientific American is going to be getting their research now?


11 posted on 05/26/2023 8:30:01 AM PDT by NetAddicted (MAGA2024)
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To: lightman

I don’t think it matters for admission.

Now, when I applied for graduate assistantships, that question was usually on the application.

Obviously I don’t know if it would have made a difference. I didn’t get any graduate assistantships.


12 posted on 05/26/2023 8:41:55 AM PDT by scrabblehack
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