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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We didn't hire one.  We helped our kid ourselves.  He's a good writer to start (and I am as well).

His essays are pretty fantastic. I had a few people (editor friend and a professional writer friend and a former AO) read them after he had already submitted a few applications and there were almost no changes. They are unique.

I think the more and more people hire these professional counselors to craft their narrative and basically rewrite their essays---the less and less personal they become.  It's like that article another pp posted about the rich hiring these counselors for $1500 an hour.  They come up with the essay topics for the kids, etc.  At some point, this is taking all of the personality out of the application.[/quote]

I am sure your kid is a good writer but no one believe you showed a professional writer after the fact. [/quote]

So what if you believe or not.  He majorly procrastinated before the 11/1 deadline so--nope--nobody saw them.  Ran them through grammarly--husband and I both reviewed over time--offered suggestions.

He incorporated one very minor change that was suggested for the next round of applications.[/quote][/quote]

DP here. Getting a "professional writer" to look at your kids essays is essentially meaningless. I'm a published writer but I'm not an expert in college essays. [/quote]

"editor friend and a professional writer friend and a former AO"  It was all covered.  A good writer may not necessarily be a great editor--but they will know good technique and story-telling.[/quote]

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