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[quote=Anonymous]Advice from the internet (SH at AN, College Essay guy, other consultants, even here on DCUM) are not tailored specifically to you. The advice needs to be broad to reach their broad audience and then you take it and bend to your unique situation. So saying AN is whacked is unfounded. It’s solid advice. But may not be the right fit for you. Any essay topic is fine. There are no real rules in admissions. Except don’t raise any red flags with trauma dumps etc. Having every application look the same is nonsense. Supplements whether AI enhanced or not take time and will defer the overload of applicators a school. Keeping everyone from throwing their hat in the ring whether the essays are read or not helps the kids that really are interested in attending. Some school ls deeply care about the essays (VT and use proprietary AI to read them) and some don’t care. Using AI judiciously (not writing it) vs a consultant  isn’t that different except the price tag. Going to straight stats and testing isn’t the full answer either. Many kids are paying lots of money to learn the test. Getting 1500s was not happening much pre covid outside the ivys. Even UVA in state was a benchmark of 1250. Is a kid that aces the sat with tons of money and prep that much more prepared than a kid with lesser scores but deep ECs and leadership? Not necessarily. There is so much more nuance than just get rid of supps and bring back testing. [/quote]

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