Are private College Consultants worth using?

mom2boys1999
Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:42:15 +0000

For DS20, no. He was fairly straightforward in his process

For DS21, hired one to help with the BSMD process and seriously the best choice ever. I am a school counselor but even after 15 years in my profession, I have little experience in this niche, competitive process. The consultant has helped tremendously with the essays and interview prep. We also utilized the consultant for ACT prep- my son went from a 26 to a 36 in Math, his composite score from a 32 to 35 (single sitting). Kiddo has two paths going- BSMD and traditional applications where he is shotgunning some T20s- and the essay revision help is priceless. Plus my kid and I don’t fight over it either.

We did go into it with a college list ready. I don’t need financial advice since that part I know backwards and forwards. We were ale to just pay for the services we needed.