Parents Paying $200 a Pop For Admissions Guide to Top Public High School

APR 6, 2012 - Parents and students spend thousands of dollars on publications that are aimed at helping kids gain admission to the top colleges and universities in the country. Now, some of those parents and students are putting those dollars to use in an attempt to gain admission to the top public high school in the country.
Aristotle Circle, a New York City-based company, has begun offering a $200 admissions guide for Thomas Jefferson High School in Alexandria, Va., which tops the U.S. News and World Report ranking of the country's Best High Schools. The company's CEO says the book is already back ordered because getting into the school is "like winning a lottery."