Fees of College Consultants

Originally Published on May 13, 2018: With more and more students turning to private college counselors, one might wonder about the typical cost of enlisting such services. “You can’t put a price tag on getting into your top college. Or maybe you can. With competition among college applicants as fierce … 

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The Business of Admissions

The private college counseling industry goes under the microscope in a piece out today in The Yale Daily News. In the piece, “‘Gray Area’: College Admissions and the Private Counseling Machine,” reporter Xavier Blackwell-Lipkind tackles the question of whether the private college counseling industry essentially perpetuates inequity in the college … 

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Students Should Not Advertise Working with Private College Consultants

We came across an article today about a private college consultancy that we thought was an April Fools’ Day joke. But then we checked the calendar and we realized it’s only January 27th. Hey, life’s not going by that quickly during this worldwide pandemic. In any case, the piece, up … 

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Speaking Directly to Private College Counselors

We’re often asked during free consultations with prospective clients, “What differentiates Ivy Coach?” Where to begin? Our track record developed over the last 28 years? How we help make college applicants interesting? How our students sometimes get handwritten notes from admissions officers after they’re admitted or get cited in speeches … 

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A Word on Good Private College Counselors

On free consultations with prospective clients, we’re sometimes asked, “Do you have connections with admissions officers?” Our answer? “No, we most certainly do not. We hire former admissions officers as consultants from time to time. But we most certainly do not have connections with admissions officers. And if any private … 

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Scrutinizing a College Consultancy

USA Today recently published a juicy take-down piece of a college consulting company known as Crimson Education. The piece, penned by Chris Quintana and Kevin McCoy, is entitled “This Harvard grad has made millions on U.S. college admissions for international students” and boy is it gripping. The take-down piece focuses … 

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IECA’s Restraint of Trade

As our loyal readers know, we don’t believe membership in the Independent Educational Consultants Association, known as the IECA, is worth the paper it’s written on. In fact, we are proudly not members of this organization, an organization that we firmly believe attempts to restrain trade in violation of America’s … 

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College Counselors Should Not Interact with Colleges

A prospective client recently sent us a laundry list of questions in advance of the free consultation that we offer via phone — a free consultation that is designed specifically to answer questions about our service offerings. So, yes, as students of the 80/20 principle of good business, we deeply … 

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College Consultants Boasting of Relationships with Colleges

Every now and then, a parent during a free consultation asks, “What kind of relationships do you have with college admissions officers at the colleges my child will be applying to?” We usually take a deep breath in and exhale before answering this ridiculous question from a know-it-all parent. And … 

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Plenty of College Consultants

We like to keep folks on their toes at Ivy Coach. It’s our style. We’re a lifestyle brand in that way. We kid. Quicksilver is a lifestyle brand. And we do like their t-shirts and board shorts but we’re not sure we have much else in common. But as a … 

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