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又爹又妈对这事的观察和评论其实是很精准的，各位还是要认真对待。

最近俺也说过这些：
请明确这点：对有志要上HYPMS的学生来说，请人包装是个 big no no and a very bad idea which may actually ruin his dream of ever getting into the top Ivies. Those highly-trained and extramely experienced AOs can easily spot something that does not sound like from a 17-year-old high school kid, no matter how clever he or she is to try to pretend otherwise.