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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]We spent $8K on a consultant for our DS and he got into every school he applied to.  She didn't have him aiming too high- no real reaches[/b].  She got him to focus, write his essays and get everything done and submitted in a 30 day period.  We didn't use her for DD- it seemed like too much $ for what would have likely been the same results.  DD wrote her essays- we spent $100 to have them reviewed by a writer and then she submitted all her apps.  She too got into all of the schools she applied to except for one.  I don't think a consultant is needed- the online applications are pretty straight forward and there are a bunch of good youtube videos that demonstrate completing applications, essay writing, etc.  I do think that having essays reviewed is worth spending money on because sometimes the writer (and parents) don't see grammatical mistakes, etc.  [/quote]

The colleges have no way of checking on this, but they would disapprove if they knew for sure an application was substantially influenced by a paid professional.  It's a mini-scandal, but not on the order of the blatant bribery scandal in the news the last couple of days.[/quote]

I don't agree at all.  This was someone who was cracking the whip to get the work done in a timely and accurate fashion. No influence at all... the facts are the facts- grades, scores, extracurriculars were submitted. There isn't a magic formula that the consultant used. In retrospect it was a waste of money.  DS' chances to get into a school weren't improved by using them.  [b]They lead you to believe that the process is way more complicated than it is.[/b]  My DD who didn't use a consultant got into several of the same schools that DS did and she had lower gpa and scores.  [/quote]

Exactly.  Other than writing essays, what is so complicated about applying to college, that one would need to hire a consultant for it? [/quote]

If you've been reading the above posts, you can see rich people don't want to have to worry about this process, and apparently don't trust their kid to spend the time and effort on it that will be required, so they just pay a fee to a "consultant" to do this job for them.  Doesn't seem at all fair to me, and I hope they all get caught.

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