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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a member for a few months with my older child.  It was helpful to understand the college process these days but I found some of her advice formulaic.  For example she says not to submit any AP scores under 5 for top schools.  My son had one 4 (in his intended major no less!) and I thought I would be a red flag not to submit(that they would think it was a 2 or 3).  He submitted and got into a HPYS school.  He asked to review his application during his freshman year (he was curious) and for “tests” he got a checkmark and for “academics” they marked him as a 1.5 (scored in a range of 1-5 with 1 best best).  Also none of the reviewers comments were about his test scores.

Ultimately I think she does a good job at volume but her advice is based on her experience which may not always be applicable for a particular kid.  [/quote]

Agree that her advice about only submitting the AP scores of “5” is dated. She was working on the admissions side over a decade ago. In 2026, advice is to submit all 4s and 5s from virtually every other college counselor. Overall, loved the AN experience and Sara is super engaged with the group. [/quote]

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