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[quote=Anonymous]OP, it's hard to get people to recommend college counselors on DCUM. The majority of posters won't ever hire one, and will tell you that you don't need one. The very few who do hire one, are not sure they helped, or don't want to share their counselor.

I did not hire one for my oldest, who had such a complicated SN profile that I didn't even want to hire an SN-specific company to help us. But I'm wondering whether my other kids could benefit.

I will push back against the notion that magnet kids don't need counseling, or somehow have a leg up. They don't. You don't go to a magnet for a boost in college admissions! It doesn't help at all, and it's hard to distinguish oneself amid a pool of extremely high-achieving applicants, where a lot of families want Ivies or similar for their kids.

All I can tell you is that it's best to look for a counselor sooner rather than later. They prefer to influence high school trajectory and summers as much as possible, not swoop in just for college lists and essays.

Good luck![/quote]

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