<p>UCSD: Regarding what you said in post # 19. I would have to guess that those parents who hire essay consultants and admissions "strategists" to gain an edge in the admission process are likely to be parents of students applying to "elite" colleges, not "Good Old State U."</p>
<p>So, when you say that the student who had been accepted to an Ivy League school should be more than capable of writing his own AP essay, I say EXACTLY. Yet, isn't is ironic that it is probably those same Ivy applicants whose parents are spending thousands of dollars on essay consultants and admission "strategists." Seems like those would be the students who would need the least amount of help.</p>
<p>After 12 years of education, is it really necessary for a true Ivy-caliber applicant to get "last minute" help on his/her essay?</p>