Anonymous
Post 08/12/2025 07:04     Subject: Question for Parents of Students Admitted to Top 25 Colleges
I think it's likely that the large majority of students currently attending top 25 colleges did not use private admissions consultants. A quick search on the web reports that perhaps 25 percent of all college students did. But who knows the real number.
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2025 06:54     Subject: Question for Parents of Students Admitted to Top 25 Colleges
No consultant. DD is incredibly her second year. The word on the street when she was applying was that the consultants were a huge waste of money.
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2025 06:54     Subject: Question for Parents of Students Admitted to Top 25 Colleges
Anonymous wrote:You will not get an honest answer. Like asking did anyone use ChatGPT to write their essays, or did parents help set up non-profits and secure research/intern positions. Sure, it's an anonymous board, but parents have a tendency for "we did it all on our own!"


I believe everyone who has posted so far on this thread that they didn’t use a counselor is being honest.
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2025 06:52     Subject: Re:Question for Parents of Students Admitted to Top 25 Colleges
DC entering sophomore year in Top25. Did not use outside college counselor. DC is youngest of 3 so was familiar with application process. DC had good stats/EC.
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2025 06:48     Subject: Question for Parents of Students Admitted to Top 25 Colleges
Yale. Unhooked.

No consultant (but I do listen to a lot of podcasts!)
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2025 06:01     Subject: Question for Parents of Students Admitted to Top 25 Colleges
You will not get an honest answer. Like asking did anyone use ChatGPT to write their essays, or did parents help set up non-profits and secure research/intern positions. Sure, it's an anonymous board, but parents have a tendency for "we did it all on our own!"
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2025 05:04     Subject: Question for Parents of Students Admitted to Top 25 Colleges
Anonymous wrote:My daughter is about to start her freshman year at a top 25 school. She/we didn’t use any college consultant.


Same here.
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2025 04:31     Subject: Question for Parents of Students Admitted to Top 25 Colleges
Anonymous wrote:My daughter is about to start her freshman year at a top 25 school. She/we didn’t use any college consultant.


Same.
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2025 02:56     Subject: Re:Question for Parents of Students Admitted to Top 25 Colleges
We did not use one.
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2025 02:40     Subject: Question for Parents of Students Admitted to Top 25 Colleges
Anonymous wrote:Search feature
?
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2025 02:39     Subject: Question for Parents of Students Admitted to Top 25 Colleges
Then why do people use a college consultant and claim it helped their kid get into a top school.
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2025 02:14     Subject: Question for Parents of Students Admitted to Top 25 Colleges
Search feature
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2025 01:50     Subject: Question for Parents of Students Admitted to Top 25 Colleges
We used the one in our school, and that’s it.
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2025 01:33     Subject: Question for Parents of Students Admitted to Top 25 Colleges
My daughter is about to start her freshman year at a top 25 school. She/we didn’t use any college consultant.
Anonymous
Post 08/12/2025 00:47     Subject: Question for Parents of Students Admitted to Top 25 Colleges
I know this question has probably been asked many times before, but I wanted to reach out specifically to parents whose kids were admitted to a top 25 schools, either in the most recent admissions cycle or in the past few years.

Which college consultant (if any) did you use, and how was your experience?

Please, no snark , just hoping for genuine, firsthand recommendations or feedback from those who have real information to share.

Thanks in advance!