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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]my kids are at a private school in nyc w no APs and it hurts kids 0%. we have unhooked kids who go to top 5 schools. we have dozens who go to T10 schools.

he belongs to this group of consultants who thinks everyone should apply early but not to a SCEA school (HYP) unless hooked. I know this type. they really push their clients to lock up a UChicago or Northwestern. It''s good advice - but in a "dont dream too big" way. [/quote]

I agree with the advice to not apply early  HYPS unless you are hooked. But that does not mean I would encourage a kid to ED somewhere. you’re right — a lot of consultants do that. We called Solomon etc for DD whose dream school was MIT. They said to aim lower. We lays thanks but no thanks — she was admitted to MIT. And FTR, she applied to Stanford REA unhooked and was rejected — so that’s why I agree with the advice to not REA/SCEA unless hooked. [/quote]

This is really helpful, PP. wWould you name some other shops did you talk to besides Solomon? There’s so little transparency in this space, and it helps to know what to expect.

And congrats to your daughter![/quote]

Thanks! We spoke to Bright Horizons but weren’t too impressed by the person we spoke to. Also the NY Post guy — Command Education. He was the smartest of them all but the most expensive. We could not afford him. So we relied on the usual podcasts and a couple of books. I actually think Soundbite might have been good but we got sidetracked. Luckily it didn’t matter. [/quote]

How much was command? Hearing a lot about them lately.[/quote]

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