<p>Gwyeth Smith retired from Oyster Bay HS last year and officially put out his shingle as a “college admissions advisor” charging $500/hr. On his first visit to our house, he boasted about his daughter getting into Duke for about half the session. After asking our son to email him his essay, he called to complain that he spent too much time (about 25 minutes) reviewing it, and he would have to charge us for his “extra” time - which he said was equal to 1 session - $500 more. Needless to say, that brought our professional relationship to an abrupt halt. We realized that he did nothing for us and only cared about the $$$. I would not recommend him.</p>