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[quote=Anonymous]So much upside to have  consultant if you can afford it.

1. Having an expert at your disposal to bounce ideas and ask questions throughout the entire process.

2. Help with course selection decisions to make your kid competitive while keeping a sane workload. For us, this was key as we ended up doing less APs than we might have done without her advice.

3. Staying ahead of the curve with tasks to keep her from being overwhelmed with deadlines.

4. Advice on internships and other extra curricular activities in terms of narrowing it down to things that are authentic and meaningful.

5. Insights on colleges that would truly be a good fit for DD.

6. Zeroing in on what material would make the strongest essays to highlight what makes DD unique.

7. Advice on test prep, Rather than prep for all sections on her 2nd attempt, she focused on sections she needed to improve, and it paid off with an amazing super score despite getting lower scores on the sections where she didn't prep. This strategy worked because all her schools super score.

This is the second time we use a consultant. DD is a junior, so can't share outcome yet with her, but for our older child, the outcome was admission to first choice top 20.[/quote]

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