<p>I am curious as to how many parents and students have used the services of an educational consultant to select their colleges to which they applied and/or their intended college major?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>well then what would be the purpose of guidance counselors?</p>
<p>Where I live, the HS guidance counselors are very attuned to the in-state college options, but are woefully unaware of most out-of-state choices. Considering that 80%-90% of college-bound students go in-state, that’s no surprise, but it means that guidance counselors are not much help for students intending to wander further afield.</p>
<p>We have never engaged an educational consultant, but I have sent both my kids to a friend who is a former consultant, and he spent some time going over choices with them. It was quite helpful, even though I consider myself pretty well-acquainted with the SLAC scene (which is where both our kids ended up).</p>
<p>Still, there is an awful lot of information out there in books and on the Web. I think your money would be better spent doing some of your own research, as opposed to purchasing the services of a consultant (which can get awfully pricey). If the goal is to get into an Ivy or 1st-tier SLAC, perhaps engaging a consultant would be more worthwhile.</p>