Sara Harberson Application Nation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread feels like a bunch of ads.

+10000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And you get to share your kids personal details with the whole group!

Not anymore.

Can u explain?

My FB name is anonymous/ pseudonym. The only truly identifying info I’ve ever posted was the Soundbite and 3-4 essay topics for essay approval but used no names (for me or kid). Not at all identifiable at all.

I’ve also emailed directly if it’s sensitive or personal info which she’s mentioned on the board when she has follow up questions.

Other questions (eg on EC/activities wording): I don’t put all that much info out there.

We did 1-on-1 and main essay edit. If you do sign up early, you’ll get Sara. If you wait until summer, you won’t.
If you want Sara, join AN by Feb/march, so she can do your 1-on-1 and then she’ll do essay.

But it sounds like you elected not to post publically, but most don’t have that option…esp if people join 7-8 months before essay help is needed.

[Anonymous]

Did anyone ever have their kids do the October Sara-led student zoom?

What is covered on that student-only Zoom, where parents are not allowed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:a few things:

1. Got reviewed essay back and it’s so powerful. Truly. Very talented team.

2. The team goes above and beyond. As an example, someone in this year‘s cohort has a kid with a language exemption. The team will anonymously call admissions officers on your kids behalf - either that they know or just the rep for the region - at the schools that the kid is applying to to figure out how this issue should be handled or addressed in the application.

3. They really do counsel clients on how to approach high school counselors on revising the “schools profile sheet” so it is not detrimental to many students. A lot of these profiles include information that may unintentionally disadvantage a lot of kids. It’s been eye-opening to see how in the weeds they get.

It’s a level of service that I’m surprised by. They do a lot of checking with admissions officers on behalf of clients.

Just my 2 cents. Being part of the group has been very helpful for us this year. Low entry cost.

If you have a junior, you may want to consider joining in January or February. The earlier you join the more likely, you are to take advantage of all of the related offers, which have been extremely helpful, along with reading comments and seeing what everyone else is working on and benefiting from the answers to the group questions.

Too late to join if you have a senior bc so much has already happened.

can you expand on 3?

[Anonymous]

To members, do you enroll with your regular facebook or do you create a new persona so you can remain somewhat anonymous? If not, do you see people you know in real life in the facebook group? Do you post things about your kids grades and school in this group?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:a few things:

1. Got reviewed essay back and it’s so powerful. Truly. Very talented team.

2. The team goes above and beyond. As an example, someone in this year‘s cohort has a kid with a language exemption. The team will anonymously call admissions officers on your kids behalf - either that they know or just the rep for the region - at the schools that the kid is applying to to figure out how this issue should be handled or addressed in the application.

3. They really do counsel clients on how to approach high school counselors on revising the “schools profile sheet” so it is not detrimental to many students. A lot of these profiles include information that may unintentionally disadvantage a lot of kids. It’s been eye-opening to see how in the weeds they get.

It’s a level of service that I’m surprised by. They do a lot of checking with admissions officers on behalf of clients.

Just my 2 cents. Being part of the group has been very helpful for us this year. Low entry cost.

If you have a junior, you may want to consider joining in January or February. The earlier you join the more likely, you are to take advantage of all of the related offers, which have been extremely helpful, along with reading comments and seeing what everyone else is working on and benefiting from the answers to the group questions.

Too late to join if you have a senior bc so much has already happened.

can you expand on 3?

What counselor is changing the school profile? None. This whole post seems made up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:a few things:

1. Got reviewed essay back and it’s so powerful. Truly. Very talented team.

2. The team goes above and beyond. As an example, someone in this year‘s cohort has a kid with a language exemption. The team will anonymously call admissions officers on your kids behalf - either that they know or just the rep for the region - at the schools that the kid is applying to to figure out how this issue should be handled or addressed in the application.

3. They really do counsel clients on how to approach high school counselors on revising the “schools profile sheet” so it is not detrimental to many students. A lot of these profiles include information that may unintentionally disadvantage a lot of kids. It’s been eye-opening to see how in the weeds they get.

It’s a level of service that I’m surprised by. They do a lot of checking with admissions officers on behalf of clients.

Just my 2 cents. Being part of the group has been very helpful for us this year. Low entry cost.

If you have a junior, you may want to consider joining in January or February. The earlier you join the more likely, you are to take advantage of all of the related offers, which have been extremely helpful, along with reading comments and seeing what everyone else is working on and benefiting from the answers to the group questions.

Too late to join if you have a senior bc so much has already happened.

can you expand on 3?

What counselor is changing the school profile? None. This whole post seems made up.

I was in the 2024 group. There was definitely at least one parent (initials MC) who claimed they got their school to change its profile.

Our school profile has little tweaks every year; I assume the suggestions are coming from somewhere. (Not me, though.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:a few things:

1. Got reviewed essay back and it’s so powerful. Truly. Very talented team.

2. The team goes above and beyond. As an example, someone in this year‘s cohort has a kid with a language exemption. The team will anonymously call admissions officers on your kids behalf - either that they know or just the rep for the region - at the schools that the kid is applying to to figure out how this issue should be handled or addressed in the application.

3. They really do counsel clients on how to approach high school counselors on revising the “schools profile sheet” so it is not detrimental to many students. A lot of these profiles include information that may unintentionally disadvantage a lot of kids. It’s been eye-opening to see how in the weeds they get.

It’s a level of service that I’m surprised by. They do a lot of checking with admissions officers on behalf of clients.

Just my 2 cents. Being part of the group has been very helpful for us this year. Low entry cost.

If you have a junior, you may want to consider joining in January or February. The earlier you join the more likely, you are to take advantage of all of the related offers, which have been extremely helpful, along with reading comments and seeing what everyone else is working on and benefiting from the answers to the group questions.

Too late to join if you have a senior bc so much has already happened.

can you expand on 3?

What counselor is changing the school profile? None. This whole post seems made up.

Google? Just a thought.

https://www.saraharberson.com/blog/high-schools-unknowingly-damaging-chances-for-college-admission

“I have successfully guided dozens of families in getting test scores, 504 Plans, class rank, and GPA ranges removed from transcripts and school profiles. However, some high schools refuse to budge. As of 2022, NACAC, the National Association for College Admission Counselors, no longer recommends in its "Guide to the College Admission Process" that high schools need to provide any indication of class rank or percentiles, stating that “[i]t is up to the discretion of the high school what is and what is not included on these forms.” “

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:a few things:

1. Got reviewed essay back and it’s so powerful. Truly. Very talented team.

2. The team goes above and beyond. As an example, someone in this year‘s cohort has a kid with a language exemption. The team will anonymously call admissions officers on your kids behalf - either that they know or just the rep for the region - at the schools that the kid is applying to to figure out how this issue should be handled or addressed in the application.

3. They really do counsel clients on how to approach high school counselors on revising the “schools profile sheet” so it is not detrimental to many students. A lot of these profiles include information that may unintentionally disadvantage a lot of kids. It’s been eye-opening to see how in the weeds they get.

It’s a level of service that I’m surprised by. They do a lot of checking with admissions officers on behalf of clients.

Just my 2 cents. Being part of the group has been very helpful for us this year. Low entry cost.

If you have a junior, you may want to consider joining in January or February. The earlier you join the more likely, you are to take advantage of all of the related offers, which have been extremely helpful, along with reading comments and seeing what everyone else is working on and benefiting from the answers to the group questions.

Too late to join if you have a senior bc so much has already happened.

can you expand on 3?

What counselor is changing the school profile? None. This whole post seems made up.

Google? Just a thought.

https://www.saraharberson.com/blog/high-schools-unknowingly-damaging-chances-for-college-admission

“I have successfully guided dozens of families in getting test scores, 504 Plans, class rank, and GPA ranges removed from transcripts and school profiles. However, some high schools refuse to budge. As of 2022, NACAC, the National Association for College Admission Counselors, no longer recommends in its "Guide to the College Admission Process" that high schools need to provide any indication of class rank or percentiles, stating that “[i]t is up to the discretion of the high school what is and what is not included on these forms.” “

A 504 Plan is not on a high school transcript anyway.

Sara seems so predatory.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:a few things:

1. Got reviewed essay back and it’s so powerful. Truly. Very talented team.

2. The team goes above and beyond. As an example, someone in this year‘s cohort has a kid with a language exemption. The team will anonymously call admissions officers on your kids behalf - either that they know or just the rep for the region - at the schools that the kid is applying to to figure out how this issue should be handled or addressed in the application.

3. They really do counsel clients on how to approach high school counselors on revising the “schools profile sheet” so it is not detrimental to many students. A lot of these profiles include information that may unintentionally disadvantage a lot of kids. It’s been eye-opening to see how in the weeds they get.

It’s a level of service that I’m surprised by. They do a lot of checking with admissions officers on behalf of clients.

Just my 2 cents. Being part of the group has been very helpful for us this year. Low entry cost.

If you have a junior, you may want to consider joining in January or February. The earlier you join the more likely, you are to take advantage of all of the related offers, which have been extremely helpful, along with reading comments and seeing what everyone else is working on and benefiting from the answers to the group questions.

Too late to join if you have a senior bc so much has already happened.

can you expand on 3?

What counselor is changing the school profile? None. This whole post seems made up.

Google? Just a thought.

https://www.saraharberson.com/blog/high-schools-unknowingly-damaging-chances-for-college-admission

“I have successfully guided dozens of families in getting test scores, 504 Plans, class rank, and GPA ranges removed from transcripts and school profiles. However, some high schools refuse to budge. As of 2022, NACAC, the National Association for College Admission Counselors, no longer recommends in its "Guide to the College Admission Process" that high schools need to provide any indication of class rank or percentiles, stating that “[i]t is up to the discretion of the high school what is and what is not included on these forms.” “

sara’s quote as to what she’s guided people to do with tbeir HS counselors (which ends by saying the schools make the decisions), is not proof this has ever happened. I mean, maybe a tiny HS with 10 seniors…but otherwise, no. This is utter BS. And her proof that HSs don’t “need” to provide rank or percentiles is a reference to an organization to which she belongs. And of course they don’t need to…it’s whether an established school is going to change their school profile based on the request of one parent- who presumably doesn’t have a kid in the top (or else they would want it included).

[Anonymous]

^^ can anyone imagine going into the counselor’s
Office and successfully asking that gpa ranges be removed from the sch profile?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^ can anyone imagine going into the counselor’s
Office and successfully asking that gpa ranges be removed from the sch profile?

I’m in AN24’s FB - she’s had meeting in the spring and summer with specific high school counselors after some mom’s posted about how upset they were about the kind of data included.

Tbh I didn’t pay close attn bc we are at a private and this is not relevant for me.

I’m sure I could search the FB page to get more details? Is this an issue for your kid? If so, I can try and find the old posts so you can get it fixed too.

[Anonymous]

This may be a little off topic, but our high school counselor publishes a quartile distribution and knows this is an issue. She has taken down the link to the document even though she gives it to colleges. Tells kids their quartile by email. So irritating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This may be a little off topic, but our high school counselor publishes a quartile distribution and knows this is an issue. She has taken down the link to the document even though she gives it to colleges. Tells kids their quartile by email. So irritating.

Disadvantages the 2nd quartile the most.
Can be a huge issue for those in 2nd quartile aiming for schools even like Case.

[Anonymous]

The most interesting thing about App Nation parents is the demographic- so heavily South Asian. Fascinating.