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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We hired one for DS.  It cost about 2500.  It did force him to be disciplined.  I feel like the school choices were random but I think that was DS’s fault as he was not emotionally prepared to make decisions.  He is in at 8 and deferred at 3.  I think that was predictable based on stats.

Hired a different one for DD20.  Hers was $500 an hour, spent close to $20k.  They really clicked but not worth the $$.  Private counselor and school counselor came up with basically the same list.  Her essay was decent but spent a ton of time online with the counselor brainstorming.  She was going for higher ranked schools than DS.  Got into 7 of 9.

I think they can be good for helping with the list (neither of ours were great for that), getting the CA essay done early, helping with/encouraging time management, and keeping expectations real (like not applying to all reaches).

You could easily do this process without, but it does help.[/quote]

Not trying to be snarky, but why do people need to hire a college counselor to come up with a list of colleges to apply to?  College info is easily accessible, and kids obviously know what their preferences are as far as location/size/ greek life, etc. [/quote]

Maybe your kids know their preferences. Ours did not. Also, some students want unique programs that may be uncommon. There also is the temperament of the child and the college.  Finally, some parents don't have the time to do that research and don't want to put their children completely in charge of a $300,000+ expenditure.

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