Spoke with an admission consultant

Had a pretty interesting chat with an admission consultant the other day. Seemed pretty knowledgeable and competent. But dang these guys are expensive! Unfortunately the competetion has become so stiff these days that if you ain't the best, you better be getting your story right. Plus without the help of a sounding board of people who are going/have been, through the grind, makes the reinvention of the wheel an absolute necessity. And a bad story might just get you down.

So as you can see, I am slightly more inclined to take some professional help. Just a question of taking help for what part of the process. The strategy, the essays, the interviews, or all of the above?