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[quote=Anonymous]Third lawyer here.

Here's what we did:  I researched the process for him, making sure my understood the ED and EA process.  He didn't have a counselor at his large urban public school to do that for him

He completed each application,  the common ap for privates and publics outside of CA, the one for the UCs and one for CUNY.  I reviewed them for errors because he's not a good proofreader.  Very little editing of ECs, he summarized them well.

My son drafted his responses to the essays and picked his 4 UC ones.  Fortunately, he's thoughtful and writes well.  I edited them to make them more concise given word count limitations, but, except for a few minor suggestions, it was all his content.  Prior to working on the applications, we talked a lot about how to use the essays to make a personal connection with the readers based upon his experiences.

The critical thing is that he spoke with his voice.  I call it the naive approach, just be who you are, and he ended up with good choices, and got accepted at one of his 3 favorite schools, which he will attend.

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