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0 pointsrg1112y ago0 comments

Thank you so much for your detailed answer.

> clubs to join and avoid

What clubs would you ask them to avoid?

> We help them get recommendations from people the colleges trust and value

Are there any financial motivations for people writing the recommendation?

> Most candidates want entrepreneurship opportunities or tracks in business, business tech or law

So, about none using such services opt for Math/CS/Physics major?

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uberman2y ago· 1 in thread

We would never pay for a recommendation nor recommend that a client pay for one, but there are lots if valuable alumni networks that we help clients leverage.

I'm not sure how much I can say about activities that help vs those that are now an anti signal from our perspective.

I think this is fairly public knowledge now.

20 years ago playing the violin was a positive signal to elite colleges. Now, that signal is saturated. It seems like every tiger mom wants thier child to be first chair but unfortunately colleges no longer see that as a positive signal (at least from our perspective)

Our clients typically want to track into business, business tech, and pre law, pre med.

From my perspective their are lots of great CS programs out there and lots of demand for CS grads. We work with families who want to track more entrepreneurial or into partnerships rather than into tech leads and project managers if that makes sense.

rg111OP2y ago

Totally makes sense.

I was totally unaware of this industry. I knew about network leveraged recommendations, internships, etc.

Nobody in my circle ever used these services, despite some of them being able to afford it.

Thanks for all your responses and insights.

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