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She comes very highly recommended by other parents in my area. I called her to find out about what she does, get a feel of what kind of person she is, etc. SHe called back and we spent about 45 min talking. She basically thinks and talks really slow, and hates to be interrupted, so I ended up listening to her give me info about colege that I had already gathered from CC, like most colleges want 2-3 sat ii's, extracurriculars are important, stuff like that. I consider myself very informed about college admissions, since I've been a cc'er lurker for three years now."</p>
<p>Just because someone is highly recommended doesn't mean that they are good. From what you have described, she doesn't seem very impressive.</p>
<p>I also think that if you use CC and college guides, you don't need to pay for a college counselor. There's loads of info here as well as in guidebooks like the ones put out by US News and Time Magazine. I think it would be a waste of info to pay for a college counselor.</p>