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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would say not to get a consultant. We hyped one. DC was rejected REA. We revamped apps as consultant was done in November (essays were complete). The post-mortem helped so much and I was able to bring up topics I thought were a better fit. DC at HYPSM. [/quote]

Same. Consultant hurt us in ED (T10). 
Kid got into Ivy (and more) with our help (redid all essays and ECs) in December.

I sometimes think these consultants take on too many people and then do a really shi*ty job with managing all the demands. They don’t set things up on the front end and just accept more clients without thinking through the consequences to the end product. As a result, I won’t ever recommend that counselor to anyone and actively dissuade people from using that counselor when the name is referenced.[/quote]

SAME experience here. When you have a counselor you are tacitly pressured to take their advice and go along with everything. It’s part of the deal. They’re the “experts.” But no one knows your child like you do, and no one cares more about your child than you.

If you’re a discerning person and pay attention, you truly don’t need a counselor. [/quote]

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