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[quote=Anonymous]My DD sort of qualifies. We encouraged her to take her studies seriously but never discussed college or her "resume" until after her sophomore year. At that point, she had near perfect grades, artistic talent, and several ECs. As she started her junior year, we started looking into colleges and realized that (a) admissions are way more competitive and (b) college is way more expensive than the 90's. We never hired a consultant or even paid for SAT classes. But I learned about current admissions through books, forums, and podcasts and did my best to advise DD on potential colleges and application strategies. That said, I don't think she did anything in terms of classes or ECs that she wouldn't have done anyway. But I think I was able to help her craft her various doings and accomplishments into a kind of application theme/persona. I can't affirmative say that my help made any difference, but she did very well in the application process.

So, in my mind we didn't push DD to do anything new, but we definitely tried to help her capitalize on what she did organically in her applications. Do with that what you will. [/quote]

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