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[quote=Anonymous]We used Clare two years ago.  She knew the schools, knew the admissions teams and logistics, and generally had a great sense of fit. She didn't say "don't apply here" though she did suggest some schools as better fits than others (e.g., we didn't apply to a couple schools that are regularly lauded on DCUM).  As an example of how well she knows the admissions teams, when we mentioned that our DC was very big into a particular extracurricular activity, she said that the AD of a particular school we were considering was captain/president of the club for that activity while in college and continued to be involved in that activity while now in the AD role (i.e., we should be sure to keep that in mind in answering essays, at parent interview, etc.).  I came away from meeting with Clare -- granted, it was about a 2 hour meeting -- with, no joke, about 10 pages of notes.  It's not just for new DC residents either - -we're longtime residents who already have one child in a big-3.  She helped us set a plan the timing of interviews (which ones to do first; most important ones later after getting "practice," etc.); timing of admissions testing; value of letters of recommendation (and from what people - coach? neighbor who's a long-time booster/alum? former teacher?); and more.  We loved her.  Money well spent!  DC now at a fabulous school (and got into all but one of the schools applied to).[/quote]

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