stats eval from this site?

[logisticswizard]

<p>anyone pay for it? is it worth it? i was considering it but wanted to know if anyone here got it/if it helped, was accurate, etc etc</p>

[peachykween]

<p>I did it. It helped me but I didn't really know anything about admissions at that time. The guy said I'd be rejected at my top school. YAY!</p>

<p>overall he was very helpful and answered my questions.</p>

[logisticswizard]

<p>lol that was nice of him</p>

<p>Were you rejected/was he accurate?</p>

[peachykween]

<p>no idea yet. Dear god I'm pulling all the stops to get in at this point. I'm two seconds away from stalking my admissions rep.</p>

[logisticswizard]

<p>what school?</p>

[peachykween]

<p>university of pennsylvania</p>

[logisticswizard]

<p>good luck---i'm applying there next year too</p>

[warblersrule]

<p>Here some other viewpoints...

@Roger_Dooley

Just to add some clarification:</p>

<ul> <li>The Stats Evals are all done by professional college counselors with many years of admissions experience</li> <li>The level to which the Stats Eval is useful depends on the guidance one has received in HS and how much outside knowledge one has accumulated. It's VERY common for an excellent student (e.g., valedictorian, decent SAT, lots of clubs) to be told, "you'll get into Yale with no problem" by GCs who deal with elite admissions only infrequently. Conversely, some students who actually have a chance may be discouraged from applying to selective colleges. The Stats Eval provides a well-informed, impartial opinion of the student's chances of acceptance at his/her schools of choice, and, based on the student's achievements and interests, suggestions of additional colleges that might be considered.</li> </ul>

<p>Students and parents who read a lot of college admissions books and college guides, and engage in the discussion here, might still find the Stats Eval useful but are much less likely to be surprised by the comments. To put it in economic terms, the marginal utility of the Stats Eval is inversely proportional to the quantity and quality of college knowledge and advice one has accumulated. Even knowledgeable applicants can benefit from a college suggestion they hadn't considered, of course.

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@Ohio_mom

My son ordered the stats eval the summer before senior year to see if his list was reasonable or not. It included seven schools - my son ultimately dropped the the reach school, and applied to the remaining six (2 reasonable reaches, 2 matches, and 2 safeties). He was admitted to the matches and safeties, and waitlisted at the reasonable reaches. So, the prediction was spot on in my son's case. The stats eval also included suggestions on the application process, and ideas on other schools to apply to. </p>

<p>I think this service would better serve your child if he or she completed the form - the better the input, the better evaluation Dave Berry can provide.

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@fireflyscout

My daughter just had the Stats Eval done (thanks Dave!), and ditto to what ohiomom says. It is especially nice to have a disinterested third party evaluate your strengths, weaknesses, and chances. I would say it is worth the $89.

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[curmudgeon]

<p>D did it, got a thorough read. Changed some things and received a thoughtful update. Well worth the bucks.</p>