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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]my kids are at a private school in nyc w no APs and it hurts kids 0%. we have unhooked kids who go to top 5 schools. we have dozens who go to T10 schools.

he belongs to this group of consultants who thinks everyone should apply early but not to a SCEA school (HYP) unless hooked. I know this type. they really push their clients to lock up a UChicago or Northwestern. It''s good advice - but in a "dont dream too big" way. [/quote]

I agree with the advice to not apply early  HYPS unless you are hooked. But that does not mean I would encourage a kid to ED somewhere. you’re right — a lot of consultants do that. We called Solomon etc for DD whose dream school was MIT. They said to aim lower. We lays thanks but no thanks — she was admitted to MIT. And FTR, she applied to Stanford REA unhooked and was rejected — so that’s why I agree with the advice to not REA/SCEA unless hooked. [/quote]

Interesting. My kid had similar “surprising” T20 admits in the last two years and a big name private college counselor we consulted was very negative about chances (didn’t hire) as was App Nation - which we’d joined (they suggested T50-75 reaches and only 1 T25 reach). Two years ago, my wasian kid was admitted to 4 T20/25 (applied to 10+ reaches in RD) and several top SLACs. Currently at a T10.

Not using any “paid help” for rising senior now, though truthfully, I’ve learned a lot about the process from being on here, Reddit and on application nation/ANalumni as well as other FB groups.

You can learn everything you need to online. Or in podcasts. You just need the time.[/quote]

[b]AN seems to have outdated advice.[/b] What do you think made the difference for your kid? [/quote]

+2 AN advises not submitting 4 AP scores on applications if you don’t have a lot of 5s to go along with it. Every other college counselor I have talked to or seen on social media says to report all your 4s and 5s without exception.  I think Sara is outdated on this advice, but who knows?[/quote]

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