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[quote=Anonymous]I did not go to an Ivy but rather a State school with a strong program in my field, I was happy with my education and especially with the tuition since I had to pay my own way.

I know friends who have hired college educational consultants and am consistently surprised at the schools I would consider below par, what I'm referring to is private, out of state schools that are very expensive.  A few are in my home state and they were the schools that locals would go to if they did not have the grades to get into a "good" state or private university.  They get reasons like smaller school, better education experience, which I get... but if the school is nothing special, i.e. not recognized as being the leader in a particular major the student is interested, why push it on the parents?

My friend's kids perform at the top of their classes and have excellent grades and I'm often shocked by the school recommendations.  Granted not everyone is going to go to or get into an Ivy, but why hire someone to recommend some no name, expensive, out of state school?

One child recently graduated and he boomeranged right home, can't get a job and can't get into a decent master's program because the school is just not well recognized.

What am I missing about here?  Why hire a college consultant?[/quote]

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