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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The ones people pay big bucks for are often former college counselors at top schools or former admissions officers. They have a huge network of contacts and are well known. They are not new to the system. They take on a limited number of kids from each school and each cycle. There are article and blogs describing what they do that have popped up online since the scandal. The post had two articles within the last few days. If you have the money I can think of no reason not to do this for a top student. People talking about doing it the old fashion way or whatever they did in the 70s-90s should prepare for rejection and not be mad. The system of applying to a bunch of top colleges is arduous and the kids have a ton of other activities at the same time. They are seniors so team captains, newspaper editors, lead actors, debate... all the extra curriculars and possibly testing along with all AP classes and finals happen at the same time. If the kid does not get in early the entire Xmas break is spent on application. No top colleges have rolling acceptance. Kids start dropping schools left and right because there is just not enough time to do the massive essays. It is a process that needs to be paved or managed. The questions are not released until after school starts for most kids so you can’t front load over the summer either. In the 4 years I watched this unfold with my kids those who rushed through did not get in... sometimes anywhere. Each app must be completed like its your number one school. If you are from a disadvantaged background you get cut a break but for middle class kids coming from a top public or private school regardless of race sloppy or error ridden essays meant a rejection. There is so much paper it takes over at least one room of the house. 
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Do you think a private college counselor can get a kid into a school that they would otherwise not get into on their own?  I have heard parents sing the praises of their private counselors, but I have never heard of a case where a kid got into a reach school by using a private counselor.  So basically, they are helping them be stronger candidates for schools that they very possibly could have gotten into anyways?  And the parents using these counselors are full pay anyways, so if their kid applies to enough schools where they are in the mid-range of the application profile for, they would be getting some acceptances anyways.  And can't most kids, figure out what schools out of those whose stats they are a match for they would like to attend anyways? [/quote]

Yes I do. I deeply regretted not getting one for my oldest. But for maximum effect you need to start in 9th grade so the package is perfect and supported by application time. [/quote]

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