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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two kids at Ivies. No private consultants. Small sample but parents of kids at Ivies - from privates in DC, DMV publics, top privates in NYC, etc.- also no private consultants. Used available resources online, podcasts, etc. [/quote]

If your kids are ivy material, there is a limit to what a consultant can do for you if you already have the test scores, the grades and the drive to have a long list of good extracurriculars.  Make your sacrifices to the college admissions gods and cross your fingers.  All this nonsense about having a consultant curate your kid's life from the age of 12 is bullshit.  They don't have a magic bullet, they have knowledge of colleges and the current landscape, that's it.  They are like real estate brokers if you are trying to buy a house in a different city.

In my opinion, consultants provide the best value to the kids that are trying to get into the 50-200 rank schools.  They can help your kid find the best fit at these schools because it is easy to figure out what the culture is like at a top 50 school because its all over the internet but will St. Olaf or Rhodes be a better fit for your kid?[/quote]

This. 💯[/quote]

Agree mostly with all this.

But I actually think they can also help a tiny bit higher (Michigan in particular, and sometimes Northwestern, which can be finicky in terms of who it admits). Knowing what certain schools look for in those crazy supp essays - they are long and tedious for a reason. Michigan, in particular, can be "gamed" if you know what the school needs more of (IPs, majors) by doing a bit of research.[/quote]

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