College Application Coach

[Anonymous]

When did this become a thing and what are they doing for your DC? I'm learning that a lot of parents in our community hired coaches to help their kids with the college application process. It's too late for us since DC is a senior and almost done with applications.

[Anonymous]

No one here has hired one? I found out in the last couple of weeks that three families we know hired coaches. One of them hired the coach back when their DC was in 9th grade.

[Anonymous]

Yup, it's been helpful so far. Coach was able to tell DC that an essay topic was inappropriate. DC would have been crushed if I had told him that.

Really encouraged the "show don't tell" method. Again, DC took this better from someone else.

[Anonymous]

How did you find the coach? Would you recommend them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How did you find the coach? Would you recommend them?

Not revealing coach's name on DCUM. I received referral from a mom I was chatting up at a PTSA meeting. Her daughter was very happy with her college choice and received good merit aid. I really recommend talking to someone at your DC's school. It is likely too late for this year, although you might be able to find someone just to review essays.

[Anonymous]

Just more evidence how this process has been rigged to favor the wealthy.

Op, my senior has done everything herself, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one here has hired one? I found out in the last couple of weeks that three families we know hired coaches. One of them hired the coach back when their DC was in 9th grade.

I thought we were the only family we knew that hired one, then my kid got a look at the calendar and he knew half her clients.

[Anonymous]

Very common but no one admits it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How did you find the coach? Would you recommend them?

Not revealing coach's name on DCUM. I received referral from a mom I was chatting up at a PTSA meeting. Her daughter was very happy with her college choice and received good merit aid. I really recommend talking to someone at your DC's school. It is likely too late for this year, although you might be able to find someone just to review essays.

Tell us which HS? Cause its not happening in the HSs in Bumfu$kistan and Ganglandia.

[Anonymous]

Often they are referred to as consultants rather than coaches (if that helps with googling). There are several old long threads over on College Confidential.

Many consultants offer a la carte services, such as only helping with essays.

[Anonymous]

My experience has been that parents who went to no name state U or off brand private have saved up a lifetime of insecurity to invest in DC’s college admissions consultant.

[Anonymous]

I’m a DC parent of a college freshman. I wouldn’t have even known where to begin to find a college application coach. Don’t know anyone who had one. We survived and he’s doing fine.

[Anonymous]

Another service exclusively for the rich. They always need to get ahead, stay ahead and pay whatever it costs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How did you find the coach? Would you recommend them?

Not revealing coach's name on DCUM. I received referral from a mom I was chatting up at a PTSA meeting. Her daughter was very happy with her college choice and received good merit aid. I really recommend talking to someone at your DC's school. It is likely too late for this year, although you might be able to find someone just to review essays.

Tell us which HS? Cause its not happening in the HSs in Bumfu$kistan and Ganglandia.

Yes, it's happening even in Ganglandia. Not all consultants are $$$$. Those who truly don't have much money can receive help from CollegeTracks (a great resource - I wish it were at more MCPS schools). Another program is https://imentor.org/.
The rest of us use whatever resources we can find.

[Anonymous]

Here is another organization that serves the low-income:

https://www.collegepoint.info/who-we-are/