Talk:IvyWise
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[edit] No admissions consultant has a perfect record
As written, this article said:
- "IvyWise is a for-profit New York-based consultancy that specializes in getting students admitted to top schools at the college and high school level."
I've revised it to:
- "IvyWise is a for-profit New York-based consultancy that assists students pursuing admission at top American schools at the collegiate and private secondary levels."
This is not intended as a criticism of IvyWise's skill or track record, just a recognition that any consultant in this business has a tough job to do, given the competitiveness of admissions at some of these schools. Probably half their battle is helping kids and parents develop realistic goals; "Joe Average" will never get into Harvard with any amount of help. Working with stubborn, ambitious, anxious parents at this level must take considerable skill. Just adjusting expectations is a valuable service in itself.
See IvyWise Statistics; for the high school class of 2006:
- "100% of IvyWise students were admitted to one of their top 3 choice schools"
- "58% of IvyWise students were admitted to their top choice in their reach school category."
In some cases, the top 3 schools they actually applied to were probably not the same top 3 they originally thought they'd apply to.
Using information on their web site, in 2004 and 2005, approximately 45% of IvyWise's 2004 and 2005 high school senior clients ended up attending one of IvyWise's list of the 20 most selective American colleges. --A. B. 18:40, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IvyWise
This article was nominated for deletion in late April 2006 for lack of notability. The decision was made to keep due to the number of articles about the firm (many of them related to the Viswanathan controversy); see the discussion for more information. --A. B. 19:34, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
