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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, they make a good living.

This is more about the parent/child relationship than anything else.  If parents have time and have great relationship with child, then probably not worth it.

If parent and child don't work well together and child is not fully self motivated then a consultant can be the best thing for parents and child.[/quote]

Or you can work well with your child and simply not want to ruin that relationship with the stressful period of college admissions.

for us the counselor was best for: 
keeping a schedule and nagging the kid for us (I've got a procrastinator, and I'm a type A get things done ahead of time---so someone else telling my kid First draft of your general essay by Aug 15 means it was actually done then)

Finding the right list of reach/target/safety schools---a good one who has been doing this for 20+ years knows schools you have never heard of.  They will help you figure out what is important beyond major (location, size, research vs coop vs internships, study abroad, etc)

Help brainstorm the essays---help kid see what makes a good essay

Identifying which schools need what: are interviews important, when visiting should I also ask to meet with the dept, etc. What is demonstrated interest to this school and how important is it?

We figured we will be full pay for college, so looking at $200-340K for 4 years, so $4K for a CC for the HS years is a small price to pay for guidance and peace of mind
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