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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]$11k for her services. Not worth it[/quote]

We thought our second child had no chance at a big 5 school, but she looked at the profile and scores and disagreed- she believed in the child and told us to go for it, advised us on small details through the process and it worked out.  She wants your child to end up in a school that is a good fit for the child and your family.

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So pay thousands for "counseling" to be "encouraged" to apply vs. simply roll the dice with an $80 application fee and apply on your own -- wildly different costs, same outcome --- seems like a no brainer! I wish admissions people judged parents' boneheaded decisions like these![/quote]

PP IT WAS NOT ANYTHING CLOSE TO 11K- if you are actually interested, call her and you will see her rates are nothing even close to that.  That is a troll.  To the question above- no I do not think it is a big deal to spend $80 to apply to a school that was thoughtfully presented as a good option by someone who met with our family and knew our kids and looked at all the child's testing and history.  She does work with the schools after the application is in.  If you think having a counselor is "bone headed", that is your right, however this thread specifically asked if anyone had used her which we did, and we had great experience. And both our kids are in "Big 5 schools" (so I think the admission people disagreed that we are boneheaded idiots- or maybe Clare intervened and explained we are actually nice intelligent people). We viewed whatever we spent as a good investment.  I really wish I knew how to talk to people off line because I would be happy to provide an actual non- anonymous recommendation to someone who is genuinely interested in using her and not a troll.[/quote]

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