QT101 (and all other applicants)
Keep in mind, the bocher you will eventualy date, when thru NONE of this grief to get into bais medrash (not in the USA or in EY).
Nor did his parents shell out $10,000-$12,000 for the year.
I would not know bnos chavah from bnos on shabbos for 8 year olds, but to put someone with your credentials trhu this? They are messing with your head. If you fudge this sem, there are 10 more to pick from, and in the final analysis, you still come back to the states to face an uphill battle in the job / shidduch market.
Don’t play into the fear factor. Remember, you’re grades thru HS prove you’re a winner. Don’t be treated like a shmatteh.