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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of us joined FB only for the purpose of her group.  I’m glad I did.  It’s not for everyone, but it was very helpful. My kids read her book and followed the advice.  [b]Found it best if they read it over holiday break junior year, bc it made them prepared to ask for teacher recs a few short months later. [/b] The FB group has so much info from her postings and zooms, and parents are very generous with their thoughts and advice.  [/quote]

This a is a serious question: would your kids have been unprepared to ask for the letters of rec but for the book? Doesn’t their school make it clear these are needed? If you knew enough about the college process to follow SH, I assume you’d have told your kids to make sure their request these letters. I’m just confused that was their main takeaway from the book. [/quote]

I wouldn’t say it was their main takeaway from the book at all.  
The school’s advice in our case was decent but not terrific, a large public.  
Her advice went beyond the typical brag sheet that schools like ours provide.  Their timing was a bit late too - we were new to the process and didn’t know it’s best to put the request in for teacher recs in about March of junior year.  
She helped them feel more in charge of their own process, from identifying schools that were their fit, to conveying who they are through all parts of the applications, etc.  Their process, not mine, which I really liked.  They did not join the FB group - I was on it and found the advice from Sara and tram, and parents, useful.  When I would see something on there that my kids might benefit from I’d let them know, that was the extent of their involvement with the FB group.
Yes there are many other ways to find info like this.  I can only speak for us, that my two found her book, her advice, her perspective, very helpful.  Some might prefer a private counselor or no counselor.  This worked for us.  Hope that helps 😊[/quote]

Ok this is just a comment about ask in March of Junior year for recs. Yeah we saw similar advice several places and my kid did that and the teachers nicely told her to not bother them until senior year starts. She did email prior to school starting senior year but it didn’t matter. Large public school btw

Anyway as I recall she does FB Q&A sessions that are public. So before signing consider checking out on if those sessions.

My child was applying to competitive schools so her services weren’t for us.[/quote]

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