Is hiring a consultant a must?
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Anonymous
| Did you hire one of your child goes to a large public school where guidance counselors simply do not have enough time to help? Do you feel it is needed and worth the expense? |
Anonymous
| What do you need a consultant for that you can’t find online? |
Anonymous
| No, it is not a must. |
Anonymous
| No |
Anonymous
| Of course not |
Anonymous
| No. Have 2 who went through college admissions without buying into any of the craziness. |
Anonymous
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We’re at a public high school, and the only person I know who hired one had twins.
I think it was more about trying to offload the stress and have someone else ensure everything got done in a timely fashion, rather than seeking some sort of insider information or a leg up. |
Anonymous
| It’s not necessary but it helps a lot. |
Anonymous
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Not at all.
The big, public, competitive schools are very useful because you have a strong cohort of students who know how to roll. You don't need to pay a consultant to tell you what Ryan from Multivariable is already telling you. And he knows things because his sister Sarah goes to Brown. A consultant is not going to be better than that. |
Anonymous
| I did, and it’s not worth the expense. They are not helpful at all! Very disappointing. |
Anonymous
THIS. My kid has gotten a lot of useful information from upper classmen. There are so many school-specific things our college counselor was clueless about. |
Anonymous
| As someone else said, it is NOT worth it if you expect the outcome (i.e., admissions results) to be different. It IS worth it if you are concerned about having to be the one to keep your kid on task/nagging a lot during their last year home. We did it and it was worth the money just to preserve our relationship. |
Anonymous
It is a silly question, as worded. |
Anonymous
| No. Huge waste of money. |
Anonymous
| Nope, not necessary. Don’t do it. Just apply. |