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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is rising senior at T25. We did use one (national company) probably for FOMO mentality. In retrospect it wasn't that helpful. I'm sure they have some benefits like keeping your kid on a schedule and making them really think about what kind of college they want but nothing really that you couldn't do yourselves if your diligent and organized. These companies often prey on your fear and make you feel like your kid is going to lose out if you don't use them. Why else would so many college consultants have "Ivy" in their name? [b]Also, my sense is that they tend to undersell your kid so that you're not upset when your kid does not get into their dream school[/b]. I can see international applicants using them as they may not be so familiar with US colleges and admissions but save your money if you're domestic.[/quote]

I always wonder about that. They need good word of mouth. Hard to be rational in this process, so I’d also have to think they undersell to avoid upset parents. [/quote]

Yep, and if your kid does get in, you will be so "grateful" to them and recommend your family and friends[/quote]
No.  If your kid did get in, they still will only recommend with abundance of caution, to avoid any disappointment among their family and friends down the road.
We got recommendations from families whose kids went to HYP and Ivies, they did recommend their consultant, but they will always put lots of fineprints on it.  
Image the rage if their friends' larlos didn't get in ivies after using the same consultant. :twisted: Friends no more![/quote]

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