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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parents of 11th-grade students preparing "in advance" for college, do you know any private admissions counselor/consultant who supports talented kids from middle-income homes? How much are their services? Do you have any recommendations for private consultants who cost no more than $3,000?
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I am sorry to tell you this but starting midway through jr year is not preparing in advance. [/quote]

We did- started mid-Jr year, even later.  No hired help. Kid is at an Ivy RD and accepted to multiple T10/20 RD. Did not plan out ECs, just did what he liked, summer job, etc

Granted he had all As and was always very strong (no prep) test taker.

But so sick of the fear-mongering. He also submitted/finished 90% of applications in the week between Cmas and New Years. [/quote]

When people write posts like this, I assume they are either (1) talking about a hooked kid, or (2) exaggerating.   The beauty of an anonymous forum.[/quote]

I disagree. I think what PP reports is more common than people think and that there is a lot of motivated reasoning to explain why really strong candidates don't get admitted. Usually it's simply down to numbers and school priorities, not hooks. Occasionally, it's that the seemingly strong candidate has a weakness that's not evident (or if evident, not acknowledged by the candidate or parents). It's a lot more comforting to say, essentially, the fix was in and my kid was never going to be admitted thanks to admit that there was another kid who better meet the school's priorities (or was simply a stronger candidate).

I know a bunch of "average excellent" kids admitted to top schools; they met whatever the school was looking for, nothing more or less. Sure, hooked kids benefit. But the idea that only hooked kids and exceptional national award winner types are getting into schools is pure cope.[/quote]

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