Thumper and soozievt: As to Lawrenceville, it is fair to assume that this well regarded prep school would not kowtow to Ivy Choice or this girl and her parents.
Ivy Choice’s contract states that it will assist in the preparation of counselor and teacher recommendation letters. A school like Lawrenceville, most likely, would never agree to this. It needs to protect its reputation and credibility now and into the future. Granting editorial/drafting rights to 3rd party educational consultants or students/parents does not happen at top level prep schools.
But, I easily see a lower-tiered prep school doing things, or allowing things, that others would not.
One additional thought crossed my mind. How could a school where a student only just recently started (either mid-Junior year or for her senior year) provide meaningful counselor/teacher recommendations in time for early decision?
$750,000 or $1.5 million provides a lot of incentives to bend the rules. But, of course, I am just speculating,