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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure where most people on this thread live or send their kids to school, but at our "W" school the college counselor does very little. They meet with kids and parents junior year if you schedule an appointment and throw a bunch of information at you without knowing your child. The college counselor made the most ridiculous recommendations for my child that had no basis in any knowledge of my child. Of course this person is tasked with working with about 500 students so that's an issue. They also don't review of provide guidance on college essays. If your child is in public school and want someone to help guide your child through the college application process you need to hire a private counselor. Lastly, I would not pay $10K or more for a counselor. There are many very good counselors who charge far less-$3-6K.[/quote]

100% if my kid was in public school I would be hiring a counselor. In our private school the college counselors have 15-20 kids each, they meet regularly with both kids and parents, and there’s a separate essay coach. I think private counselors are unnecessary and potentially get in the way if you’re in an independent private with a high quality college counseling team. But in public school where counselors have 500 kids, I would definitely be hiring one.  It’s really just about whether the school’s counseling team is functionally providing the same services as a private counselor or not. [/quote]

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