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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cmon DCUMers, seriously? You all think any part of private college counselor is worth it? Do your own damn research. It’s not that hard. I thought all the parents on here were smart and went to T20 universities. [/quote]

I do think they can have conversations with kids that get listened to about the school lists.  I also think they can find some schools that will just never pop up.  For elite schools I think they can help shape the application and do a better gap analysis than any parent could.  I also think it is worth it to have the application and essays out of the parent kid dynamic.  Is that worth it?  It may depend on how much money you have.  10k to a biglaw partner is not 10k to two GS-14s.  Is it absolutely needed -- no.  Is it helpful --- yes.

And yes parents did go to T20 schools -- that is why they know that their own knowledge and advice is inferior to someone who does this all day and year in and year out.[/quote]

+1000

I've done tons of research, and in the end our CC jokingly told me I had 90% of the skills for being an excellent CC (I lack the essay writing component and know that).  But I don't do this for my job.  I don't have the time to research a list of 100+ colleges to find the ones that will work best for my kid---I can do it but might miss some real gems.  Our CC knows which ones have special programs that will work well for my kid, which ones you MUST interview or you likely wont get in, just the little things that they have learned over their many years in the business.  Why redo all the research yourself that someone else has spent 20+ years honing?  Sure I don't just take their word for everything and we included some schools on the list that we had researched and were interested in.  But ultimately, why wouldn't I pay for someone who specializes?  My kid's top 3 choices included 2 that I didn't have on the list initially---and ultimately included where they ended up.  As soon as the CC listed these 2 unknown to us schools, we researched and I had a feeling they would be top schools (and I was right).  But what if we hadn't found them?

I don't use google doctor to treat all medical conditions, I use it in conjunction with my own doctors and I use it to ask knowledgeable questions.  But I still see a doctor.  This is the same---I do my own research but I use someone who is skilled in this area and draw upon their years of knowledge to assist the process.  If you can afford it, it seems silly not to use it when you ultimately are going to be paying $200K+ for college---it's a drop in the bucket financially.  [/quote]

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