Counseling service guaranteeing money back. Legit?

coffeeat3
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:15:58 +0000

It is really up to you to understand the guarantee. If it was me, I would first want to understand what my child’s school offers for counseling and my child’s school profile to understand where students from their school gain admittance. Is this group local to you and your region? Your child’s HS matters and working with someone that understands your specifics is key, imo. If your HS does not offer robust college counseling, can you speak with the school and see if they have recommendations for an outside counselor.

I would also dig deeper into the cost - $$$ guarantee for 1 acceptance - is the list 100% of your making or are they making sure it is balanced - which should lead to acceptance. It may be your child’s least fav school on the list - but an acceptance is an acceptance. Are there add on costs - ie: more costs for additional services that are not included in the guarantee. Are these college consultants members of any of the professional associations and do they tour colleges on a regular basis?

Do you have references from friends or colleagues or are you just going off a website?

Personally, I would avoid any company making a guarantee - my kids attended a very well regarded independent prep school and there is no way the very experienced and knowledgeable counselors that knew the students well would ever make a guarantee - they would create a balanced list based on each individual student that would offer choice.