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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No of course not, but if you are already asking this question, you are probably going to do it anyway. Or balance the fact that you didn't hire a consultant for any  substandard outcome.[/quote]

OP- No, I would much rather not. I just worry that maybe I am doing ds a disservice because maybe they know "special" ways of phrasing things on the common app, know how to handle all the minute details. We filled most of it out but what if we did some of it wrong?[/quote]

Use the the AI tools that show you former applications that were admitted. It democratizes the entire process.
For a few hundred dollars over the next 4 months.[/quote]

Join ApplicationNation25.

Her zoom videos will show you how to fill out the common app and how to phrase certain things in the activities section and honor section. She’ll also edit essays if you need her to, for a large fee.

I found a good Essay editor on Wyzant.
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For the $99/mo, Can I ask small questions like "Is this activity useful/well-phrased?"[/quote]

Yes. I find it helpful and I’ve been through the process before. 
Here’s a quick example (note I am not affiliated with it at all, but do find it to be relatively helpful and inexpensive for what it is. It’s also a great way to see the quality, depth and breath of other applicants to - sometimes - the same schools that your kid is applying to. There are some amazing kids out there btw.):

Someone just asked this question below with a picture of the activity entry in the common app:

“Student worked as a researcher in a lab this summer.  It was not a “pay to play” program. Does including ”fully funded” in parenthesis look okay?  Or is there a better way?

Any thoughts on description itself?  
Thank you”

(Picture)

Response from senior member of AN team (not Sara, but another former admissions officer):
The parenthesis work and it's very clear.  I'd change the verb "studied" (implies passive) to "analyzed" (little more action implied).

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Maybe the fee was worth it to you for the reassurance, but in my opinion, that advice is not something that would move the needle for admission decisions.[/quote]

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