| Why Hiring a Private College Consultant
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| | Many less competitive colleges have
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| Makes Sense... And Can Also Save Money
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| | higher drop out rates and lower
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| 08th March 2007
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| | graduation rates than some of the well
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| Author: Todd Johnson
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| | known colleges. It is common to find
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| Four years of college at many private
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| | colleges with four year graduation rates
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| colleges currently costs between $180,000
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| | less than 50%. These students often need
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| and $200,000. Next to a house, college
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| | help to find a college that can help the
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| is the most expensive purchase most
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| | student learn and yet graduate in a
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| people will make during their lifetime.
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| | reasonable period of time.
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| Despite those costs, many students choose
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| | Another group of students that often
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| a college without adequate investigation
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| | benefit from the help of a private
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| into what would be the best college for
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| | college consultant are those with unusual
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| that student. As a result one out of
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| | circumstances. Students with special
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| three college students leave the college
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| | needs and learning disabilities need to
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| where they started and five out of ten
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| | find colleges that have certain resources
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| require five or more years to earn their
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| | not available at all colleges. Home
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| degree. With thousands of choices, it can
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| | schooled students can also benefit from
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| be difficult to find the right college
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| | an experienced private consultant. Many
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| for any student. Hiring a private college
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| | colleges are unsure how to evaluate a
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| consultant can help students avoid these
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| | student without traditional grades and
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| costly mistakes by finding the right
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| | this can put home schooled students at a
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| college the first time.
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| | disadvantage. A college consultant can
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| For many students the work to find the
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| | work with the student to communicate
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| right college often creates stress for
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| | their strongest qualities in a way that
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| both the student and their parents. The
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| | the colleges will understand.
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| student is trying to balance the college
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| | Many students rely on high school
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| search with homework, extracurricular
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| | guidance counselors to help them in the
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| activities, friendships and just being a
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| | search for the right college. Some
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| teenager. Finding the right balance can
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| | students are fortunate to have an
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| be difficult. At the same time, parents
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| | experienced college guidance counselor
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| worry about ensuring the best future for
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| | with whom to work. Even these hard
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| their child and put additional pressure
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| | working professionals, however, do not
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| on the student when they least need it.
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| | have the time to work one on one with
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| Working with a consultant can take some
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| | those students who want such support.
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| of that pressure away. A good consultant
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| | More commonly, many guidance counselors
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| can take a step back and help the student
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| | just don't have the time to spend helping
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| address those issues related to the
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| | each student with the college search
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| college search process without being a
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| | process. With an average ratio of almost
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| nagging parent. Parents are left to
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| | 500 students for each counselor, many
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| provide the nurturing they can do best.
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| | high school counselors can't take the
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| A private college consultant can also
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| | time to help students with individualized
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| help to understand what is needed to gain
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| | college counseling. Because of time
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| admission to colleges as they have become
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| | constraints it is not uncommon that many
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| more selective. Even those schools once
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| | of these busy counselors only know about
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| considered safety schools by many
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| | in state schools that they deal with on a
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| students have gotten more selective in
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| | regular basis. They often don't have the
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| their admissions and can no longer be
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| | time to familiarize themselves with
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| considered safety schools.
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| | highly selective colleges or colleges for
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| The days are gone when high grades and
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| | the student with particular needs.
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| test scores alone could guarantee
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| | Given the many issues that must be
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| admission to many colleges. Colleges now
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| | examined in finding the right college,
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| look at the student's extra curricular
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| | and the costs involved, it is not
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| activities, their interests and their
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| | surprising that it is common for students
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| volunteer efforts. They evaluate how well
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| | at top colleges to use a private
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| the student communicates through their
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| | consultant to help them find the right
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| essays and often how the student presents
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| | college.
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| themselves in the interview process. The
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| | Todd Johnson, a lawyer and college
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| college consultant knows how to help the
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| | consultant, is the principal college
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| student effectively communicate who they
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| | admission consultant for College
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| are to the college admissions office.
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| | Admissions Partners. Todd provides
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| However, it is not just top students that
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| | personalized service to help students and
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| need help finding the right college.
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| | families through the complete college
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| Finding the right college for the less
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| | admissions and financial aid process.
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| competitive student is just as important.
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