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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hmm, interesting question.  I worked at a big 3 and I wouldn’t say they advocated at colleges for the big donors kids BUT often [b]the people who are big donors are also legacy and also development cases at many top colleges which are hooks[/b].   Other things I observed, the big donor kids tended to get the “better” of the college counselors, or the head of department etc.  also without exception they had independent college counselors that guided the student and family through the process with kid gloves and polished the applications.  That matters more than the school counselor who can only do so much. [/quote]

The bolded is your answer. School counseling office does not need to advocate for these kids. They are already on the T10/Ivy radar screen. They also will have been using a private college counselor since freshman year so will have perfectly curated college application with the right activities/essays/classes/test scores/etc. Your big 3 counselors are really not able to advocate for kids like they were up until the early 2000s. College admissions just doesn't work this way anymore. Buyer beware if this is what you think you are paying a big3 for.[/quote]

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