Do you hire former admissions officers, and does that actually help?
We don’t prioritize it, and here’s why — even though we completely understand the appeal. “This person sat on Stanford’s …
Read More…How can we be sure the quality will be consistent across consultants?
Recruiting standards. This is where it starts and ends, and it’s shockingly absent at most firms in this space. Here’s …
Read More…How do essay specialists work with my consultant?
Think of it like a great architect working with a master builder. Your lead consultant is the architect — they …
Read More…How do you evaluate consultant performance and collect feedback from families?
Like any business, we learned through our own early trials. On day one, we didn’t have a perfect system for …
Read More…What kind of experience do your consultants bring?
We look for coaching talent above everything else. It’s a plus if someone has personally navigated competitive admissions and understands …
Read More…What resources do your consultants have access to?
This is one of the things we’re most proud of, because it’s genuinely rare. Most firms silo their consultants. They …
Read More…Who are your consultants and what qualifications do they have?
The best people we can find, full stop. We run cohort-based screening — meaning we evaluate candidates in batches rather …
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