Wow: “He started by editing college essays from his Yale dorm room for $50 an hour but now charges the parents of his company’s 190 clients $120,000 a year to help them create a narrative he believes will appeal to college-admissions officers.” nymag.com/intelligencer/…
@thomaschattwill Unproctored admissions essays are completely useless in informing admissions decisions. They are used by admissions offices only for two reasons: (1) to circumvent laws against race-based preferences in admissions, and (2) to cement advantages of the wealthy and well-connected.
@thomaschattwill Amazing how out of hand the concept of the essays has gotten. Parents spending 6 figures isn't what it was ever intended to be.
@thomaschattwill Nice work if you can get it.
@thomaschattwill Alas,interesting but nothing really new here. Indeed, college prep begins before pre-school. Spilled out all over in the "Varsity Blues" case.
@thomaschattwill Scamming the scammers.
@thomaschattwill I'd love to see his ChatGPT prompt sheet.
@thomaschattwill That works out to nearly $23MM/yr in revenue. Figure huge margins and this guy must be bringing in pre-tax income of at least $10MM/yr.
@thomaschattwill Word on the street is building houses in Central America is now passé bc everyone does it.
@thomaschattwill Goodhart’s Law. Any system you use will get corrupted, test prep or essay “story runner”.