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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread has been wild to read.  I am not in DC, but my kid attends a public high school in an affluent suburb on the west coast.  Everyone I know has a college counselor.  Yes, everyone.  It's like orthodontics; yes, occasionally someone does not need it, but I think 80-90% of parents and kids could use some help and there's zero shame around using a college counselor.  That said, it's a huge industry and there are many affordable options (unlike orthos).[/quote]

We're in an affluent suburb in CA, and while there is a cohort of families who use counselors, I don't think it's 80%. Usually the families who hire counselors have kids who need help shaping their application and those kids tend to end up at the UCs or a private school like Northeastern. They're not the standout students at our school Just from what I have observed these past 4 years - the kids getting into Ivys have their talents and hooks and they don't need a counselor. [/quote]

PP here who said that 80% of kids in my area use counselors and I stand by that.  Whether the kid is shooting for top schools or not, and whether the kid goes to a private school or a public school.  The going rate in our suburb is $6k-$10k for unlimited help for 10th-12th.  Our public high school teacher does this work as a side gig even though there's a clear conflict of interest (i.e. some of the counseled kids are in their class).[/quote]

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