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[quote=Anonymous]Why would you hire a college consultant to recommend an Ivy or your state flagship?  Frankly if you're not smart enough to figure out that those schools exist and are well regarded, you probably won't get in.

A consultant does their best work when the goal is a school that fits a very specific profile.  Let's say, for example, that you have student with some learning issues who needs a small school with learning consultants on staff, no foreign language requirement, and a major in animal behavior.  Or your child, whose goal is to be an FBI agent, wants a program where he can earn an Accounting degree with a minor in Arabic and enough room in the schedule to study abroad for a semester, oh, and it would help a lot if the school paid a lot of attention to standardized test scores because that's your child's strength. The state schools may not not have the specific program or constellation of factors you need or want, and you'll need someone who can think outside the box and is familiar with a large number of programs.

As far as the child boomeranging "because" of the school, look around you, there are kids boomeranging home from every kind of school right now.  [/quote]

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