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"When you help manage the daily lives of more than 400 high school students, it can be difficult to find time to sit down with any of them to sort out the differences between the University of Miami and Miami University - Oxford. 'As a guidance counselor, I did everything: class scheduling, group counseling, one-on-one counseling,' says Kpakpundu Ezeze, who now works as a private educational consultant for Future Quest Inc. in Washington, D.C. 'Sometimes I even had lunch duty in the cafeteria.'" "Now Ezeze, who also has worked as an assistant dean of student life, helps students gain admission to a college that will serve their needs. Faced with the arduous process of applying to college, more college bound youths and their families are hiring consultants to help them choose schools, prepare applications, and study for admissions tests. In 1998, about 6 percent–a slight increase over 1997–of the entering college freshman class used a consultant, according to the Independent Educational Consultants Association. That number should increase as test-prep giants such as the Princeton Review and Kaplan start offering counseling services this year."
Consultants can be an expensive accessory to the college process but they can also take some of the stress out of college admissions. They will help you prepare for standardized tests, choose which college you want to go to, apply to that college, and much more. They can be very valuable resources to parents as well as students. Many consultants have worked as admissions officers or guidance counselors and know how the game works. Tips/Hints for hiring a consultant:
Excerpts from: "Help for Hire" By: Kenneth Terrell | |
