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The Amherst Student

Volume 152 • Issue 1

The Amherst Student

The Newspaper of Amherst College Since 1868

Friday, March 24, 2023

Nancy Yun Tang ’14

Contributing Writer

Number of Articles: 1

First Article: December 4, 2013

Latest Article: December 4, 2013

Questioning Amherst’s International Admissions

By Nancy Yun Tang ’14

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December 4, 2013

200,000 RMB. That is how much a Chinese high school senior would pay a Shanghai-based consulting agency to apply to U.S. colleges. 200,000 RMB is about $33,000 and more than five times the 2012 Chinese GDP per capita. Coincidentally co-directed by an Amherst alum, this agency advertises its admission results to attract prospective customers. Along with two competitors, the company has advertised online a total of 12 Amherst College admits since 2010 . Even if some of the admits ended up attendin

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