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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Try joining the Facebook group Application Nation by Sara Harberson. There is a monthly fee — around $100 I think. She tackles how to approach everything. There are also paid add-ons which we did not take advantage of (essay editing, activities re-write, LOCI, etc.) but she’s good. Our kid is at Harvard. I think she would have just started her new group in January. BTW, she used to work admissions at Penn.[/quote]

Also used Sara as part of Application Nation. Kid at a T20. Very satisfied and a fraction of the cost of some of these private advisors. [url]https://www.saraharberson.com/[/url][/quote]

Used Sara this cycle. So far so good!
Kid in everywhere early other than ED (deferred). We did the essay reviews and application reviews too.[/quote]

She is nice. But, I would not recommend for T20 admissions. We were advised not to do three particular things in the 2024 cycle. These were things that other parents, students who are at T10 colleges, and a couple of knowledgeable long time posters at CC in these things advised us to include in the application. I pointed this out in detail and asked for advice in light of this feedback. She gave a generic reason why this was only going to hurt the student.

When results came in, two of the AOs explicitly highlighted these things. We had fantastic results by going against her advice, and I am convinced we would not have two HYPSM admits if we followed her advice.

Her generic advice is good but more applicable to large public universities and SLAC's, not T20 privates. It makes sense because she is positioning her soundbite as "America's college counselor," which means she is focused mainly on non-selective colleges. If you are interested in colleges outside of T50, she is not going to be hurting your chances.

She was an AO a long time back and out of sync with current goings on at T20 privates. Simply not good if you are looking for T20 privates. 
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