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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The students I know who did well in admissions were packaged. More importantly they had A’s even if it meant less rigor. They were ruthless in their essays. Subtly does not come through. They repeated words, themes, ideas. They made sure admissions saw what they wanted them to see. [/quote]
100%. We 'packaged' our kid. Didn't need an outside consultant to do so. EC and coursework were tigtly focused and legit. Rigor was strategic. Every word and every item listed on the app built a clear narrative. Essays were ruthless in communicating kid's character, accomplishments, goals and values...playing back the school values/priorities. When you have so many applicants, it is best to have a clear and differentiated narrative and important to connect the dots for overworked AOs.  Anyone reading my kid's app would have a clear sense of what they would study, how they would engage in EC, and made it easy to see how they would easily fit in and make a positive impact on campus. We made it easy for decision makers and our strategy was effective [/quote]

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