The challenge is in finding a GOOD admissions counselor. It’s not like there’s some rating system for counselors. And just like hiring child care, the quality can range from basic babysitters to nannies who can fly with an umbrella.
FYI: Michele Hernandezhttp://www.businessinsider.com/a-college-consultant-that-costs-42000-will-help-your-kid-become-more-scholarly-2012-6?IR=T&
Hernandez’s consulting program includes a rigorous reading list and her unlimited time spent improving a student’s writing, grammar, math skills, and more. For all of that, she charges $42,000 for students who start with her in eighth grade. For ninth graders the cost is $40,000, and for tenth graders it’s $38,000.
“When you’re looking at schools that cost $200,000, $42,000 is an investment,” Hernandez said. “Most of the time, if I help the student get into an early action program the fee parents pay me is repaid in financial aid, if not more.”
Hernandez’s stats may be proof that a college consultant is worth if, if you can afford one. According to her website, 92 percent of her clients are admitted into the top college of their choice, and 24 of the 29 Class of 2016 students she worked with were admitted to an Ivy League school.
It take chutzpah to claim credit for getting a kid FA…