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But the kid also has to be doing exceptionally well in school. I would imagine that most families who have money for this type of counseling are private school kids and it's not easy to do well at many top privates. In our experience at a Big3 school, [b]the unhooked Ivy admits (aside from Cornell) are all from the top of the class[/b]. I had one of these kids and they got into an Ivy with their own random assortment of extracurriculars and our haphazard attempt at guiding a narrative in the 11th hour.  So no 4-5 years of packaging is needed if the grades are there. And no packaging will help if the grades are not there.  So honestly, I don't see the point of it. 
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Just curious how do you track this?  Maybe true for the year(s) your DC(s) is applying.  Do you track them year after year?  How do you know them so well that you can tell every single one who is hooked who is unhooked?

I am not challenging your general point that you need good grades.  But when people start using "all" "only" in their sentences, particularly based on their own limited observation/experience, question marks comes up.

Holistic review applies to public school as well as to private schools.[/quote]

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