Anonymous
05/19/2026 18:00
Subject: Private College Counseling
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but I will say that DCUM's search features aren't great so going to a different forum when you specifically want the opinions of those experiencing what you are (aka the ones here) and not finding them is extremely frustrating...
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/50/1106027.page
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1167485.page
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1248368.page
So while I appreciate you pulling in these threads, none of them truly speak to OP's question regarding how private school parents view and utilize private counselors and there experiences.
Anonymous
05/19/2026 17:39
Subject: Private College Counseling
Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but I will say that DCUM's search features aren't great so going to a different forum when you specifically want the opinions of those experiencing what you are (aka the ones here) and not finding them is extremely frustrating...
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/50/1106027.page
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1167485.page
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1248368.page
Anonymous
05/19/2026 14:10
Subject: Private College Counseling
Anonymous wrote:Key value adds are earlier support (starting freshman year vs junior year), more push for student to get involved (school counselors more likely to accept students where they are versus push them to do more), more attention to essays (students are potentially answering 20+ prompts, hs counselors don't work with the student through that the way a private counselor will).
OP here. Thanks for this input.
Anonymous
05/19/2026 13:11
Subject: Private College Counseling
Key value adds are earlier support (starting freshman year vs junior year), more push for student to get involved (school counselors more likely to accept students where they are versus push them to do more), more attention to essays (students are potentially answering 20+ prompts, hs counselors don't work with the student through that the way a private counselor will).
Anonymous
05/17/2026 21:44
Subject: Private College Counseling
value add in private is less kids to counsel, however many parents wind up hiring additional college support. Sometimes counselors leave between junior/senior year, sometimes people are underwhelmed with who their kid was assigned to.
Anonymous
05/17/2026 11:40
Subject: Private College Counseling
+1
Anonymous
05/16/2026 18:01
Subject: Private College Counseling
Not OP, but I will say that DCUM's search features aren't great so going to a different forum when you specifically want the opinions of those experiencing what you are (aka the ones here) and not finding them is extremely frustrating...
Anonymous
05/16/2026 15:44
Subject: Private College Counseling
Recommend you search the college forum of dcum. There are numerous threads on this.
Anonymous
05/16/2026 11:55
Subject: Private College Counseling
Does anyone have positive or negative experience with private college counseling? What's their value add?