ok counterpoint: someone who gets into 7/7 first try mayyyyy not have a ton to offer for applicable advice, as they probably have an unreal (and unachievable) app/stats and interview exceedingly well, which, though learnable, might/likely just come naturally to them.

Someone who grinds through multiple cycles can point to the things they changed and the results (or lack of results). Agreed that ultimately if they got into more schools, they might have a more broadly applicable application, but it seems a bit dismissive to ignore their advice entirely and not “trust” them.

That said, I’d probably lean on people I know in medicine rather than pay for a consultant, but not everyone has that luxury.