<p>hmom5 - </p>
<p>Back in the last century, I worked overseas for a college-placement and exam prep company. The company directors did indeed communicate on a regular basis with the programs these students were applying too. One university was known to give instant, positive, admissions decisions for candidates recommended by my boss, and several other universities were known to rarely reject one of our candidates. Granted, these were international candidates so in many ways the company served the role of a guidance counselor or college faculty advisor.</p>
<p>Things may indeed be different for US-based college placement companies, but frankly it is difficult for me to believe that these folks don’t in some way communicate with at least one or two “pet” universities thus guaranteeing that their candidates have a place to go in the fall.</p>