the advocates are pretty smart cookies. They know if youre going to get approved or not.(at least they make you feel they do)
My advocate showed me sheets with statistics, based on my age, health, condition, told me theres a 68% chance I will be approved after my first hearing.
They have it down to a science. I still had to fill out all the paperwork, but for me, it was simple. No reason to lie, just put down the answers and walk into court and rehash the same questions and answers.

I just feel bad for some of the people that were there that day that looked llike they were in pain and sounded as if they really needed to settle or loose their homes or their apts.(they talk out loud to their lawyers, they want you to hear)