text: Lastly, I have witnessed what incredible benefits seeking advice from multiple others has on someone. About one year ago, my brother, Generic_name was just beginning the college application process. He figured out which schools he was going to apply to and he applied to them. He got into five schools, but was torn between his top three schools. Generic_name went to our parents, his old teachers, school counselors, and even coaches for advice. He took notes every time he met with someone and kept it all in a notebook. After about four months, he ended up with a notebook full of advice, stories, opinions, and conversations from all those people that he talked to about college. After reading the notebook, he had pretty much already narrowed it down to one college. Generic_name could not have come to a smart, swift decision if it were not for the many people who gave him their advice. The advice he collected was so incredibly helpful because it was based on the very experiences and perspectives of the people who gave it to him. Had he only been offered advice from one person, he would have made a biased decision that may not have been right for him. Now my brother is attending a great school and is as happy as can be. This just goes to show that going to multiple people for advice is tremendously helpful and has a massive positive impact on the person or people trying to make a decision.