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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At a non-DMV private. Like so many others here.

3.8 uw kid without private counselor:
Admitted to all early action/rolling schools - some with merit, including Michigan (other than USC).
Waiting on private RD T25 in March and a few SLACs.
Humanities major (undersubscribed major).
National awards.
[b]Did have essay coaching /editing, but no private counseling.[/b][/quote]

You are splitting hairs.  That's a private counselor.[/quote]

I agree. We hired a private counselor with kid 1 and all we used him for was as an essay coach. WIth kid 2, I didn't feel like we needed it, and we didn't hire anyone. If you paid someone, you hired a private counselor. [/quote]

We definitely paid someone to help edit DC's essay, so I'm not claiming to be above anything!  But the essay editor was a writer/ writing instructor.  He actually didn't weigh in at all on the strategy of applying to school.  In fact, my kid's essay topic was related to an activity that signaled privilege.  I tried to steer the process to another topic, but the editor pushed back and said the narrative was terrific.  In the end, we may have been better off with a college entrance specialist!

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