You may have missed a deleted overnight post from someone including the name of her consulting business and then just saying she wanted to point out that there are less expensive options. My post and another’s refer to that.
“it might behoove them to indicate this interest on their application.”
Show, not just tell.
I’m not opposed to private counselors. What I object to is the limitless promises some of the heaviest self promoters put forth and the claims they make to have insider experience. In some cases, the “expert” names bandied about have been out of the actual adcom environment for quite some time.
…if they were ever truly in it, in positions of responsibility and decision-making.