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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Total scam.

Class of 2024. No paid, private counselors. No essay coach,

Kid wrote essay May in AP English lang class and refined it for 6 months.

Only $ spent wad 4 sessions with a private ACT prep tutor.

Accepted 2 Ivies RD, Hopkins, Williams, Georgetown, Pomona RD.
 
I truly believe they can be a detriment. They lowball kids to get them in somewhere and strip all of the creativity “own voice” out of their apps. [/quote]

+100

My kid did better than all the friends that hired a private counselor.

I think they do strip the kids of any originality and suggest stupid stuff.

My kids did what they loved. They enjoyed HS. They were well-rounded, had summer jobs, played a sport, did some community service, etc.  Nothing was done with the idea of what would get them into an Ivy. Neither son even started thinking about where they wanted to go to college until spring of junior year.

The stuff I see these counselors suggest in their blogs and podcasts…barf.  It plays on parents and students’ fears.[/quote]

My kid did better than kids who didn't use an outside consultant. See how anecdotal information works?[/quote]

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