<p>Does anybody have any expirience in finding a good Educational consultant for prepschools? Is it worth it at all? Can somebody recommend one?
The problem is that we reside outside the USA and it is very difficult to choose smth we have only heard of...
I have looked at this - Find</a> Educational Consultants – Boarding School Review. But what is the good criteria for selection?</p>
<p>you only need a consultant if you dont have an organizational skill set to fill out the applications, etc. If you can figure out by yourself the kinds of tests your child needs to take, essays to write, etc, and the schools to apply to (isnt this past the deadlines)-- save yourself the couple thousand dollars and go on vacation. a great resource is the New York Parents League -- join for very little and they will answer your questions online and by phone-- they are a non profit organization, but know all the schools very well</p>
<p>Thank you! I will try the New York Parents League.</p>
<p>In my experience, these guys are the best albeit the priciest . My parents used Howard Greene for their six kids in the 70's. </p>
<p>If you are starting the process at this point, and you live overseas, I would recommend a consultant. Here is a thread from last year about consultants: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/382512-has-anyone-used-professional-consultant-boarding-school-process.html?highlight=consultant%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/382512-has-anyone-used-professional-consultant-boarding-school-process.html?highlight=consultant</a>. You will see a variety of opinions about the usefulness of consultants.</p>
<p>You can search for local consultants on this site: Educational</a> Consultants - IECAonline.com | Home.</p>
<p>This year is a very strange year. Educational consultants are in the business of matching family to school. I would think that a good educational consultant could recommend a school that you might not have on your radar screen. He or she might also know of schools which are disposed to be lenient about application deadlines this year. </p>
<p>The one bit of advice I could give you, is to look at schools in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut area. Parents like to have their children within a 2 hour radius of home (gross overgeneralization!). With the ongoing troubles on Wall Street, good schools within 2 hours of New York city may be very worried indeed.</p>
<p>I should add that people on this site will dismiss the need for a consultant. We are brave (or foolish) enough to try it without one, but I am a natural researcher. </p>
<p>I keep running into people who have used a consultant, though, so I think their use among families looking at schools is widespread.</p>
<p>I was the OP on the above-referenced thread. We did NOT wind up hiring an educational consultant because we had already narrowed down our list of schools to 3 - 5 good matches.</p>
<p>My son applied to 4 schools. We withdrew an app from one and he was accepted to the remaining three with generous FA.</p>
<p>We knew the schools were good matches for my son as a result of all of the research on CC and communications with CC'ers! If not, we would have needed a consultant! :)</p>
<p>Hello Masha,</p>
<p>My child is in BS in 9th grade. We are originally from Russia, if you have any questions, you can contact me via this email <a href="mailto:edelweiss.zn@gmail.com">edelweiss.zn@gmail.com</a>. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you. This is very helpful indeed.</p>