Why hire a college consultant?
Most high school counselors manage caseloads of several hundred students, and their first responsibility is to the school, as it should be. Transcript management, course approval, crisis support, and graduation requirements all come before college application strategy. There is simply not enough time to sit with a junior for ninety minutes and ask: what are your strengths, what matters to you, and what kind of college environment encompasses both?
There is a perfect college match for everyone. That is not a slogan. It is the premise I work from every time.
Yet as a college advisor, that is exactly what I have the time to do, sit down with a student and ask the important questions. Over the course of multiple in-depth meetings, each focusing on a different aspect of a student's life, I dig into a student’s strengths, learning style, long-term goals, and guide them through the majors and career directions worth exploring. From these conversations comes an application strategy that reflects the student's actual profile, and essays that say something true and specific rather than something safe and predictable.
For most families, out-of-state tuition is the single largest financial commitment they will make outside of a mortgage, and an application that undersells a strong student, carries a cost that far exceeds a consulting fee.