Originally Posted by Bostonian
Of course, if she does that, the teacher may give her a poor grade, and this will at least slightly reduce her change of getting into a "good" college. How much time a teen should spend playing the college admissions game vs. actually getting an education is an interesting question.

Then there's the college game.

Do you want to get a good education or do you want to get into a good Law School/Med School/Dental School, ect.