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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, what can you do? Encourage the kid to write multiple drafts of his or her own thoughtful essays, provide input, or ask a friend, relative or neighbor to do the same. Hire an editor you can afford on-line.

Do what you can. Nothing to be done about the mediocre kids with the pricey help getting a leg up.[/quote]

My point was only to highlight the often arbitrary nature of selecting applicants. The comment that the coherence and presentation of the application sometimes trumps grades gives a huge advantage to kids with a private college counselor. Not the fault of the admissions officer - this is simply standard practice. [/quote]

This is more what pricey college counselors want you to believe than is actually reflective of the reality, at least for the top schools.

A "coherent" application does not trump strong testing, GPA, and outside activities. It doesn't even come close.[/quote]

Of course grades and test scores come first, but the arbitrariness comes into play, because elite schools could fill themselves several times over with perfect test scores and grades. Therefore the spin the college counselor puts on it can influence the process. Naturally one wants to believe that the soft skills should be emphasized, but these are difficult to evaluate in an application.[/quote]

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