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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We hired and then fired a consultant once we figured out that we were getting better advice from the school (public). It was work to assist DC, to be sure. But I’m not sure how much of that really could have been outsourced. We know DC much better than any counselor, so our advice on schools to look at was more focused on DC’s personality and needs. We could suggest more specific anecdotes for the essays because we know our kid better. And when it comes to submissions, I don’t think most counselors are going to be available at 11pm when your kid is making a last minute change to an application and needs someone to check for typos before the midnight deadline.[/quote]

Now that our student is a senior. Our counselor is available on evenings and weekends and response very quickly.[/quote]

Also, a good counselor will have your kid on schedule where everything is ready 1 week before "due date".  So there is no "last minute" issues.  Ours went on xmas break around Dec 22 (depends upon the year).  They were not available until Jan 2.  But it's not an issue as majority were submitted by Nov 1 (or Nov 15--whatever the EA/ED deadlines were).  The only ones left were 2-3 schools without any EA.  My kid waited to finish the extra essays for those during Nov/Dec and had them edited by Dec 22.  They waited because they didn't want to finalize the essays if they got in ED.  But they had the essays 90% done by Dec 15 and tweeked them afterwards.

But yes a good counselor will respond to requests within 12 hours, but will also have you on a schedule so there are no major responses really needed in the final hours. [/quote]

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