They Want to Sell Your Kid

They want to sell your kid...to Harvard or Stanford or wherever you think he should go. And it will cost you only $45,000

(Money Magazine) -- To improve her chances of getting into a good college, Caitlin Pickavance, a 17-year-old high school senior from Danville, Calif., has been working with a private college coach since her freshman year (cost: $800).

She gets tutored in math ($1,400), takes an ACT prep class ($900) and participates in afterschool enrichment activities ($1,350). Then there's the good-will mission to Belize she went on last spring ($1,375) and the classes she took this summer at the University of Salamanca in Spain ($7,000)...

Caitlin Pickavance, 17, Danville, Calif. Applying to: Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, San Diego State... Admissions prep cost: $12,825 (so far)

Josh Rosenthal, 20, Morristown, N.J.... Attending: Emory... Admissions prep cost: $7,000

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