"I had the same moment of anguish when I read a recent New York Times article entitled ‘Considering College? Maybe You Should Invest in a Coach.’ The article, written by a freelancer for the newspaper’s quarterly ‘Learnin’” section, states that ‘getting into college is much more daunting than it was 10 or 20 years ago’ and that a growing number of students are hiring college-prep coaches to help them navigate a process that is ‘fiercely competitive and time-consuming.”’ …