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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a horrible 5 percenter obsession.  Most parents don't have the luxury of this. 
I would love to sign up as an alumni interviewer for my school and ask kids if they used a college coach or consultant and if so [b]why did their parents think they weren't strong enough on their own. [/quote][/b]

But your assumption is incorrect. That’s not why parents hire one. You are projecting assumptions onto other parents because you’ve made a decision not to hire one. Parents hire them for a number of reasons - the most sensible is to extricate the parent from the nagging role. Or, in my own case, it stems from the wisdom to know the field has become so complicated and competitive that even if I take two years to master the art of college applications and financial aid aid, I could not figure it all out. Which is why I hire experts to assist me like lawyers (I am one but know not to touch areas in which I do not know), doctors, CPAs, trusts and estates lawyers, etc. investing and paying for a college education is the second largest investment a couple will make after buying a home. Why wouldn’t you hire an expert? I did my research. I Found one by the hour whom my kids clicked with. It worked. Ivy, SLAC, Oxbridge, Yale law. [/quote]

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